Overview
- The blaze broke out shortly after midnight in Arpora, North Goa, and officials said it was contained with all bodies recovered.
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced an investigation and vowed legal action against any negligence.
- Authorities are examining a suspected gas-cylinder explosion in the club's kitchen as the likely trigger, according to police cited by PTI.
- Sawant said several tourists were among the dead, with three fatalities from burn injuries and the others from asphyxiation, AFP reported.
- Local officials said inspections of similar nightlife venues are being undertaken to prevent comparable incidents.