New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- New developments in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire tragedy have raised concerns over the use of electric firecrackers such as 'pyro guns.' What was earlier assumed to be caused be a cylinder blast turned out to be accidental fire caused by the use cold pyro guns during dance performances.

In the tragic mishap at the restaurant-cum club, nearly 25 people were killed and 6 others sustained injuries. According to an eyewitness account, it was likely that the blaze erupted from a spark on their wooden roof after a pyro gun was shot. Fireworks from the electric the triggered the fire after its sparks came in contact with the thatched bamboo roof and fibre sheets.

An eyewitness in an interview with Hindustan Times...