Guwahati: Authorities said on Sunday that all 25 people who died in the Goa nightclub fire have been identified.
The victims include 20 staff members and five tourists. The fire broke out early Sunday morning at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora.
Four of the five tourists who died were from Delhi, including three members of one family, and the fifth was from Karnataka.
Among the staff members who died, four were from Uttarakhand and three each were from Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Nepal.
List of identified victims • Mohit from Jharkhand • Pradeep Mahto from Jharkhand • Binod Mahto from Jharkhand • Rahul Tanti from Assam • Satish Singh from Uttarakhand • Manojit Mal from Assam • Churna Bahadur Pun from Nepal • Surender Singh from Uttarakhand • Subhash Chetri from Darjeeling in West Bengal • Jitendra Singh from Uttarakhand • Sumit Negi from Uttarakhand • Manish Singh from Uttarakhand • Vivek Katwal from Nepal • Sabin from Nepal • Sunil Kumar from Uttar Pradesh • Digambar Patir from Assam • Rohan Singh from Uttar Pradesh • Dominic from Maharashtra • Manoj Jora from Maharashtra • Sudeep from Nepal • Ishaq from Karnataka • Saroj Joshi from Delhi • Vinod Kumar from Delhi • Anita Joshi from Delhi • Kamla Joshi from Delhi
Three of the victims were from Assam, identified as Rahul Tanti, Manojit Mal, and Digambar Patir.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his condolences on X, saying he was deeply saddened by the loss of lives.
Eyewitnesses said around 100 people were on the dance floor when the fire broke out, and panic spread as many rushed downstairs and became trapped along with employees.
Officials confirmed 25 deaths so far.
Police said the fire was likely triggered by a cylinder blast, though some witnesses said it began on the first floor where tourists were dancing.
Birch by Romeo Lane, located in Arpora about 25 kilometres from Panaji, has a narrow entry and exit, and fire engines could not reach the venue directly due to tight lanes.
