Nightclub fire in Goa, India kills at least 23 people including tourists

A fire at a popular night club in India's Goa state has killed at least 23 people, officials say.

The blaze started just after midnight in the party-hub of Arpora in North Goa.

Goa's chief minister Pramod Sawant said most of the dead were the club's kitchen workers, as well as three or four tourists.

A gas cylinder is reported as causing the fire, according to local police.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a social media post called the incident "deeply saddening." And that the government "is providing all possible assistance to those affected."