A day after the incident, officials reported on Monday that four Nepali nationals were among the 25 fatalities at an Indian nightclub in the Goa vacation area.
“Deeply saddened by the Goa fire tragedy in which 25 people lost their lives yesterday, including four Nepali nationals,” Nepal’s ambassador Shankar P. Sharma said in a statement.
“My heart goes out to the bereaved families, and I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured.”
The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub’s staff, as well as holidaymakers from New Delhi.
The blaze broke out at a club in Arpora in the north of the coastal state, with officials reporting that “electrical firecrackers” had sparked the blaze.
After the club’s wooden components caught fire, the majority of people died from suffocation in the kitchen and basement.
On Sunday, Goa’s chief minister, Pramod Sawant, announced that four individuals had been taken into custody and issued an order to inspect further nightclubs in the former Portuguese province.
In India, poor building methods, overcrowding, and disregard for safety rules are the main causes of fires.
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