A nightclub fire in the popular Indian resort region of Goa has killed at least 25 people including four tourists, officials said.
The blaze is suspected to have broken out after a cylinder exploded in the kitchen area of the club in Arpora village around midnight on Saturday local time, CNN affiliate News18 reported.
Fourteen of the victims are believed to have been staff, and the nationalities of the tourists are not yet confirmed, police told the English-language Indian news channel.
Seven people are being treated for injuries, including one person with 60% burns, it added.
Goa, a small state on India’s west coast known for its beaches and Portuguese heritage, attracts hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists every year.
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