NEW DELHI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in the western Indian state of Goa on Tuesday began demolishing a property, which they claim has been illegally encroached upon by the owners of a nightclub where 25 people were killed in a deadly fire, officials said.

Early Sunday, a fire tore through a popular nightclub in Arpora village of North Goa district, about 16 km northwest of Panaji, the capital city of Goa.

The owners of the nightclub Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, charged with culpable homicide, have reportedly escaped from India hours after the fire, boarding a flight bound for Thailand's Phuket.

Authorities have already arrested four people and suspended three government officials in connection with the deadly fire.

According to police, the fire killed 25 people, mostly staff and some tourists, and injured six others. Enditem