“I heard a very loud explosion, coming from this location…” The father who rescued two teenagers from a burning nightclub was trapped after a panicked call from his daughter as the fire claimed 40 lives. What led him to discover the fire was…

A single phone call. A deafening explosion. And a father’s desperate dash into a burning nightclub — moments before the fire would claim 40 lives.

What started as a routine night turned into a nightmare when a terrified teenage girl called her father, screaming that something was terribly wrong.

 “Dad, There’s Fire Everywhere!”

According to witnesses, the father was nearby when he received the frantic call from his daughter, who had been inside the crowded nightclub with friends.

“She was crying, yelling that people were panicking,” he later recalled. “Then I heard a very loud explosion, coming from that location.”

Without hesitation, he ran toward the chaos — unaware that he was about to walk straight into one of the deadliest nightclub fires in recent memory.

 Chaos, Smoke, and Screams Inside the Club

As flames tore through the building, visibility dropped to near zero. Survivors described a scene of pure terror — thick smoke, people collapsing, exits blocked, alarms blaring too late.

Inside the inferno, the father managed to locate and rescue two trapped teenagers, pulling them toward safety amid collapsing debris and choking smoke.

But moments later, disaster struck again.

 Trapped by Fire After the Rescue

After helping the teens escape, the father himself became trapped inside the burning structure, surrounded by flames and disoriented by smoke.

Emergency responders say his survival was nothing short of miraculous.

“He shouldn’t have made it out,” one rescuer said. “The conditions were beyond deadly.”

 The Explosion That Changed Everything

Investigators now believe the fire may have been triggered by an explosion inside the club — though the exact cause remains under investigation.

What led the father to discover the fire was unfolding, authorities say, was that initial blast, heard blocks away — a sound that became the difference between life and death for the teens he saved.

 A Night That Ended in Tragedy

While his actions saved lives, the fire ultimately claimed 40 victims, leaving families shattered and a community in mourning.

Social media has since exploded with praise, calling the man a “real-life hero” — while also demanding answers:

Why were exits insufficient?

Why did panic spread so quickly?

And could this tragedy have been prevented?

 Questions Remain as the World Watches

As investigators continue to piece together the events of that night, one haunting truth remains:

 If not for one panicked phone call — and a father who refused to hesitate — the death toll could have been even higher.