Goa Club Turns Deathtrap: 25 Killed, Negligence Alleged, Families Outraged | All Details Revealed

The devastating fire at Birch by Romeo Lane in Goa claimed 25 lives—20 of them young workers who had come to India’s tourism capital in search of a livelihood. Trapped in a poorly ventilated basement that doubled as the kitchen, they suffocated to death just past midnight on Saturday. Among them was Rahul Tanti, the sole breadwinner for his family in Assam, leaving behind his wife and three young children—including an infant just months old. Another victim, Manojit Mal, had moved to Goa barely five months ago. Families say no leader or official has visited them. In Uttarakhand, the shock is no different, as Satish Rana’s family mourns the loss of a son who had worked at the club for years. The tragedy also consumed four tourists from one family, including Vinod Kumar, who saved his wife but died trying to rescue her sisters. Twenty workers and five tourists—lives cut short by negligence.