A massive blaze tore through a popular nightclub in North Goa's Arpora, harrowing eyewitness testimonies have begun to shed light on the chaotic moments surrounding the tragedy. The fire, which erupted shortly after midnight at Birch by Romeo Lane in the busy Baga belt, has now claimed 25 lives, according to updated figures released by Goa Police on Sunday morning. Residents and tourists in the vicinity recounted confusion and panic as the incident unfolded. A local resident who rushed to the scene after learning about the fire said, "I saw the news this morning and rushed here. Last night, we only heard a very loud siren but we didn't realize what had happened. We thought something had happened on the road, nothing serious. But in the morning we found out that such a big tragedy had occurred..."