Fire at Arpora nightclub in North Goa kills 25; magisterial inquiry ordered, three officials suspended
A fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, on the night of 6 December 2025 killed 25 people and injured six; Goa ordered a magisterial inquiry and the Centre and State announced ex gratia relief.
Summary
A fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, on the night of 6 December 2025 killed 25 people, including staff and tourists, and injured six. After the Arpora fire, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant ordered a magisterial inquiry to identify the cause and fix responsibility, and three officials, the then Director of Panchayats, the then Member Secretary of the Goa State Pollution Control Board and the then Secretary of Arpora-Nagoa village panchayat, were suspended for allowing the club to start operating in 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh from the PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured, and the Goa government paid ₹5 lakh to each bereaved family.
Key facts
- Date
- Night of 6 December 2025
- Place
- Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, Arpora, North Goa
- Toll
- 25 dead, 6 injured
- State response
- Magisterial inquiry ordered by CM Pramod Sawant
- Suspended
- Then Director of Panchayats, then GSPCB Member Secretary, then Arpora-Nagoa panchayat secretary
- PMNRF ex gratia
- ₹2 lakh per deceased; ₹50,000 per injured
- State ex gratia
- ₹5 lakh per deceased
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The nightclub fire of 6 December 2025 that killed 25 people took place in which village of North Goa?
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Correct answer: A — Arpora
The Hindu and The New Indian Express (7 December 2025): the fire broke out at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa.
What ex gratia from the PMNRF did the Prime Minister announce for the next of kin of each person killed in the Arpora, Goa fire?
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Correct answer: D — ₹2 lakh
PIB 2199936: an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured.
Consider the following statements about the official response to the Arpora, Goa nightclub fire of 6 December 2025: 1. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant ordered a magisterial inquiry. 2. Three officials, including the then Director of Panchayats, were suspended. 3. The Goa government paid ₹5 lakh to the family of each person killed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
The Hindu and The New Indian Express: CM Sawant ordered a magisterial inquiry and three officials were suspended. The Hindu and The Goan: the State paid ₹5 lakh per deceased.