Nightclub Fire Leaves 59 Dead, Dozens Hurt in North Macedonia
The nightclub inside which a fire broke out, in Kocani, on March 16.
Photographer: Robert Atonsovski/AFP/Getty Images
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A blaze in a nightclub in North Macedonia has claimed the lives of at least 59 people and 155 have been injured.
The fire was probably caused by pyrotechnics used for stage effects during a concert, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters in the town of Kocani, where the accident took place. An investigation into the incident has started. Many of the victims, most of whom are in their 20s, initially couldn’t be identified. More than 20 of those hurt and three of those who died are under-aged. Hospitals from neighboring countries including Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey are hosting patients from North Macedonia.