India, Dec. 7 -- As investigators probe the Goa nightclub fire that killed 25 people, a Delhi tourist recalled how a delayed cab ride saved him from being inside the club when the blaze erupted.

The massive fire, suspected so far to have been triggered by a series of LPG cylinder explosions, swept through Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub in North Goa's Arpora, around midnight on Saturday. Goa Police said four of the victims were tourists and 14 were staff members, while seven others were either other locals or their details were not confirmed.

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Delhi tourist Avanish, who had planned to visit the ill-fated nightclub, said, "We got lucky because our cab driver was late or else we would be here."

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