Goa Nightclub Fire: All 25 Victims Identified, Full List Released

All twenty five people who died in the tragic fire at Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora have now been identified. Officials confirmed that the deceased include twenty staff members and five tourists. The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday when the nightclub was packed with visitors.

Breakdown of the Victims

Among the five tourists who died, four were from Delhi and one was from Karnataka. Three of the Delhi victims belonged to the same family. The remaining twenty victims were staff members. These included four workers from Uttarakhand and three each from Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Nepal.

Police stated that around one hundred people were on the dance floor when the fire erupted, leading to a chaotic rush for safety. Many ran downstairs toward the kitchen area, where they became trapped along with multiple staff members.

Full List of Identified Victims

• Mohit, Jharkhand
• Pradeep Mahto, Jharkhand
• Binod Mahto, Jharkhand
• Rahul Tanti, Assam
• Satish Singh, Uttarakhand
• Manojit Mal, Assam
• Churna Bahadur Pun, Nepal
• Surender Singh, Uttarakhand
• Subhash Chetri, Darjeeling, West Bengal
• Jitendra Singh, Uttarakhand
• Sumit Negi, Uttarakhand
• Manish Singh, Uttarakhand
• Vivek Katwal, Nepal
• Sabin, Nepal
• Sunil Kumar, Uttar Pradesh
• Digambar Patir, Assam
• Rohan Singh, Uttar Pradesh
• Dominic, Maharashtra
• Manoj Jora, Maharashtra
• Sudeep, Nepal
• Ishaq, Karnataka
• Saroj Joshi, Delhi
• Vinod Kumar, Delhi
• Anita Joshi, Delhi
• Kamla Joshi, Delhi

Officials confirmed that the four victims from Delhi and Ishaq from Karnataka were tourists. The rest were employed at the nightclub.

Eyewitness Accounts and Conflicting Claims

State police said the fire was triggered by a cylinder blast shortly after midnight. Eyewitnesses, however, offered a different account. Some claimed the flames started on the first floor where tourists were dancing, adding to the confusion during the evacuation.

The nightclub, situated along the Arpora backwaters, has a narrow entry and exit. The lanes leading to the venue are also extremely tight, which prevented fire tenders from reaching the building. Emergency vehicles had to be parked nearly four hundred metres away, slowing down the rescue response.

Popular Venue Turns Deadly

Birch by Romeo Lane opened only recently and had quickly become a favored party spot for both tourists and locals. Investigators are now examining how the fire spread so rapidly and whether safety measures were followed within the premises.

Authorities continue to assess the site as families mourn the victims and officials work to determine responsibility for one of Goa's worst nightclub tragedies.