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Sole survivor from family in Goa fire brings back bodies of husband, sisters
Hindustan Times Delhi
|December 09, 2025
Two days after a deadly fire at a Goa nightclub claimed 25 lives, 40-year-old Bhavna Joshi - the sole survivor from her family - returned to Delhi on Monday with the bodies of her three sisters and her husband for their final rites.
Of the 25 victims, 20 were staff members and five were tourists. Bhavna had travelled to Goa with her husband Vinod Kumar and her sisters - Saroj, Anita and Kamla - all of whom perished in the blaze.
At the family's home in Karawal Nagar, relatives and neighbours gathered in the narrow lane to support Bhavna as she tried to recount the night she lost her entire family.
"We had planned a trip for the first time as sisters. My husband joined at the last minute ... We left on Friday. On Saturday, we first went to Aprora. I remember clicking hundreds of photos. We then went to the club at Ilpm. We were all dancing. My sister and I saw some sparks near the stage but thought it was just an electrical issue. But soon the fire grew big," she said.
This story is from the December 09, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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