Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry after 25 people, including four tourists, lost their lives in a fire at a night club in the Arpora village. The general manager of the nightclub, the chief minister said, has also been arrested and a first information report (FIR) has been registered against the owner.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Sawant said it needs to be find out whether the club followed fire safety norms and if was built while following the constructions norms. Paying condolences to the family of those who were killed, he said the Goa government will provide compensation to them.

"I have spoken with the Dean of the College. We have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. What permissions the club obtained and who granted them will be inquired into," Sawant said. "An arrest warrant has been issued against the club owners. Managers and others have already been arrested. Whoever is found guilty will be put behind bars."