Owners fled after Indian nightclub blaze killed 25, confirms police

A burned-out interior of the Birch nightclub in Goa following a fire that broke out and killed 25 people. -- PHOTO: AFP

NEW DELHI (AFP): The owners of an Indian nightclub in the tourist hotspot of Goa fled the country hours after a deadly fire at their business killed 25 people at the weekend, police have said.

The majority of the victims of the tragedy that struck a club in Arpora in the north of the coastal state were staff members, including four Nepali citizens.