Kristina was performing at Birch nightclub in Goa when everything suddenly changed. She was in the middle of her act when the fire alarm went off. At first, she didn’t understand what was happening. Within seconds, people around her began shouting and running toward the exit. In her panic, Kristina tried to rush to the green room to grab her things, but a crew member stopped her. She later realised that this warning may have saved her life.
Kristina said the fire began during her second performance because of a short circuit. “The music stopped all of a sudden. I didn’t know why. I looked around, confused, and then I saw people running. I didn’t know where to go. I was crying and shaking,” she told India Today.
Later that night, after reaching home, Kristina hugged her daughter tightly. “I felt so grateful to be alive,” she said with tears in her eyes. “My whole team is safe. The musicians are safe.”
She thanked the crew member who stopped her from entering the green room. “My first reaction was to go and change in the green room, but he said, ‘Don’t go there.’ The fire had already reached that area. If I went inside, I might not have made it out,” Kristina said.
Who is Kristina?
Kristina is a professional belly dancer from Kazakhstan who became known worldwide after surviving a tragic fire at a nightclub in Goa. On Saturday, December 6, she was performing at Birch by Romeo Lane in North Goa when flames and smoke suddenly erupted. The fire was reportedly triggered by fireworks used inside the club. A video of Kristina continuing her performance as the fire spread behind her quickly went viral on social media.
This is heartbreaking.
at a moment of happiness, sudden sadness struckA horrific cylinder blast fire in Arpora, #Goa, claimed 25 innocent lives.
Prayers for the departed and strength for their families. #GoaNightClubFire #FireAccident #IndiGoCrisis pic.twitter.com/1utiMNdt1V— Daphi (@Dafi_syiemz) December 8, 2025
A video taken inside Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora, Goa, shows the moments just before the nightclub went up in flames. The clip reveals how quickly the fire spread through the packed venue and how the crowd reacted in those first terrifying seconds.
In the footage, a belly dancer is seen performing on a small stage when sudden bright flames erupt from the ceiling right above her. Within seconds, the fire races across the roof. The dancer and staff members immediately run for safety as thick smoke fills the room. No fire safety system, such as sprinklers or alarms, appears to activate during the incident.
Kristina and her team managed to escape safely, but the tragedy claimed 25 lives. Most of the victims were young workers and migrant labourers who could not make it out in time. Heartbroken families are now gathered outside the morgue, holding photographs of the people they lost.
Goa Police confirmed that the dead included four tourists and 14 members of the club’s staff, highlighting the scale of the disaster and the lives cut short in just a few minutes.
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