Death toll from North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 59
As many as 1,500 people were attending a concert when sparks from pyrotechnics started the fire, officials say.
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Arrest warrants issued as death toll rises to 59 from Kočani nightclub fire in North Macedonia – Europe live
More than 150 people injured after blaze broke out in the early hours at Pulse club in town 60 miles from Skopje. North Macedonia’s public prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski has said five prosecutors ...The Guardian - 30m -
At least 50 killed in North Macedonia nightclub fire, reports say
Fire broke out at hip-hop concert attended by about 1,500 people in town of Kočani, state news agency says. At least 50 people have been killed in a fire that broke out at a nightclub in North ...The Guardian - 6h -
Nightclub fire in North Macedonia leaves 59 dead, over 100 injured
Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 100 injured after a fire broke out in a nightclub before dawn Sunday morning in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, according to Interior Minister Pance ...NBC News - 5h -
Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 59 in North Macedonia
The tragedy occurred after fireworks set the club’s roof on fire during a pop concert, the country’s interior minister said.The New York Times - 1h -
More than 50 dead and 100 hurt in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
Venue set ablaze by concert pyrotechnicsFinancial Times - 2h -
At least 51 dead, dozens more injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
A massive fire in a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski said in a press conferenceABC News - 5h -
Nightclub fire kills at least 59, injures 155
The blaze broke out around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group at the Pulse nightclub, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters.CBS News - 2h -
Dozens believed dead in North Macedonia nightclub fire
A switchboard operator at the Kocani General Hospital told ABC News, "It’s a catastrophic tragedy."ABC News - 4h -
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A war monitoring group says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to ...ABC News - Mar. 8
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