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Goa night club fire tragedy: Restaurateurs' body asks members to recheck safety standards

by P Krishna Kumar
New Delhi, Dec 7 (UNI) In the wake of the devastating fire in a Goa night club that took 25 lives, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) - the apex body of the country's branded and organised restaurant industry - on Sunday urged its members to "introspect" and take corrective action to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
"It's a most unfortunate incident and our heart goes out to the families of the victims," NRAI President Sagar Daryani told UNI over telephone.
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