U.S., Dec. 7 -- The deadly blaze at a packed Arpora nightclub has shaken Goa's tourism core, turning a night of celebration into horror. As smoke cleared over the resort town, shocked travelers fled, businesses braced for cancellations, and questions mounted over safety lapses that allowed a holiday paradise to become a scene of tragedy. What was supposed to be another electric Saturday night in India's party capital turned into a scene of unimaginable horror, as a midnight blaze ripped through the popular Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora - leaving 25 dead, dozens injured, and a shaken tourism industry grappling with its darkest moment in years.

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