Goa nightclub fire: 4 from Delhi family lose lives while on vacation

India Dec 09, 2025

A fire broke out at Birch By Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa past midnight on Saturday, claiming 25 lives.
Four of the victims were members of a Delhi family—Vinod Kumar, Anita Joshi, Saroj Joshi, and Kamala—who were in Goa for a holiday and had gone out for dinner that night.

Family left heartbroken; tributes pour in

Vinod's wife Bhavana survived because he helped her escape, but he lost his life trying to save others.
Friends and relatives gathered at Nigambodh Ghat for the last rites.
Anita's husband called her "the light of his life," while Vinod's brother remembered him as someone who held the family together.
The tragedy has left four children without a parent and brought deep grief to those close to them.