Goa Nightclub Fire Kills 25 at Birch by Romeo Lane — Safety Crisis in Arpora’s Nightlife

Goa Nightclub Fire Kills 25 at Birch by Romeo Lane — Safety Crisis in Arpora’s Nightlife

Blaze in Fiesta: 25 Dead, Nightclub Fire Shakes Goa’s Party Image By: Javid Amin | 06 December 2025 The Night That Turned Deadly Shortly after midnight between 6 and 7 December 2025, a devastating fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane — a well-known nightclub in Arpora, North Goa — ripping through the club’s premises within minutes. According to police and fire-department officials, a suspected explosion of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder near the kitchen area triggered the blaze. Flames and smoke soared rapidly, engulfing the structure and…

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Unpredictable Weather and Dry Spell Ignite Forest Fires in Kashmir

Unpredictable Weather and Dry Spell Ignite Forest Fires in Kashmir

Prolonged Dry Spell: Forest fire breaks out at multiple places in Kashmir The massive forest fire erupted at multiple places across the Valley on Sunday while as the experts here have attributed the rise in forest fire incidents to both climatic factors and human negligence. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a massive fire broke out in Tral forests. He said that a forest fire broke out in Pinglish area of Tral area and has spread to other areas as well. Another official told KNO that forest…

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Devastating Fire on Dal Lake Claims Three Lives, Damages Five Houseboats

Devastating Fire on Dal Lake Claims Three Lives, Damages Five Houseboats

Three tourists from Bangladesh were charred to death in a major blaze in a houseboat on the famous Dal Lake on Saturday, officials here said. The tourists’ bodies were retrieved from the debris of the gutted houseboats near ‘Ghat 9’ on the lake, a popular attraction for people visiting Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, the officials said. A police spokesman said the three tourists who lost their lives are Anindaya Kowshal, Mohammad Moinud and a third person identified as one Das Gupta—all from Bangladesh. They were staying on the houseboat Safeena,…

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