WATCH: Horrific video captures Goa nightclub fire that killed 25

Goa nightclub fire

Twenty-five persons were killed in a blaze at a nightclub in North Goa following a cylinder blast late Saturday night, police said. While the police earlier said 23 persons died in the fire, they later confirmed two more deaths.

A shocking video shows the moment a massive fire broke out inside popular night club in North Goa’s Arpora village.

Videos circulating online shows the extent of the blaze that claimed 23 lives. Most of the dead were the club's kitchen workers, and included three women, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. There were “three to four tourists” among those killed, PTI reported.

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who rushed to the spot, told reporters that of the 23, three succumbed to burn injuries and the others died due to suffocation.

As per initial information, the nightclub had not abided by the fire safety norms, the chief minister said.

The fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane after midnight. The popular party venue at Arpora village, around 25 km from the state capital Panaji, opened last year, “We will take action against the club management and also against the officials who allowed it to operate despite flouting safety norms,” Sawant said.

“This is an unfortunate incident during the peak tourist season in the coastal state,” Sawant was quoted by PTI as sating.

“We will conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident and stringent action will be taken against the guilty,” the chief minister added.

"All the 23 bodies have been recovered from the premises and sent to the government medical college at Bambolim,” local BJP MLA Michael Lobo was quoted by the news agency as saying.

Firefighters and police teams rushed to the spot immediately and were engaged in rescue efforts through the night, Lobo told reporters.

Lobo said officials will conduct the fire safety audit of all the clubs to ensure that such incidents do not recur.

The Calangute panchayat will be issuing notices to all the nightclubs on Monday asking them to provide fire safety permissions, the MLA said, adding that the licenses of clubs not having necessary permissions will be cancelled.