59 killed and more than 100 injured in North Macedonia nightclub fire

Interior minister says blaze at pop concert in eastern town of Kočani probably caused by pyrotechnics

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.

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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 - 8h
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 conference
ABC News - 9h
Moment pyrotechnics set fire to North Macedonia club

A blaze broke out in the early morning at the Pulse nightclub in Kocani, with at least 59 people killed and more than 155 injured.
BBC News - 1h
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 - 5h
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 - 4h
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
Death toll from North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 59

Pyrotechnics during a concert sparked the blaze, causing mass panic in the crowd.
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