North Macedonia nightclub fire 16/03/2025
Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills 59 and leaves more than 100 injured
Fifty-nine people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out in a nightclub in North Macedonia early on Sunday.
The blaze in the small eastern town of Kočani is thought to have erupted when special-effect pyrotechnics caused the roof of the Pulse nightclub to go up in flames.
North Macedonia’s interior minister, Panche Toshkovski, informed reporters of the number of deaths after visiting the scene.
Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
The blaze broke out around 02:30 local time (01:30 GMT) on Sunday at the Pulse club in Kocani, where about 500 people had gathered for a concert by DNK, a popular hip-hop duo in the country.
Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
The blaze broke out around 02:30 local time (01:30 GMT) on Sunday at the Pulse club in Kocani, where about 500 people had gathered for a concert by DNK, a popular hip-hop duo in the country.
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Moment pyrotechnics set fire to North Macedonia club
At least 59 people have been killed and more than 155 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, officials say.
The blaze broke out around 02:30 (01:30 GMT) at the Pulse club in Kocani, a town around 100 km (60 miles) east of the capital, Skopje, where 1,500 people were attending a concert by DNK, a popular hip-hop duo in the country.
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