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51 Dead, More Than 100 Injured In Nightclub Fire In North Macedonia
Scenes from the nightclub in North Macedonia, where 51 people, attending a hip-hop concert, have been killed in a massive blaze. | Photo Credit: @DisastersAndI (X) Skopje (North Macedonia): A massive nightclub fire killed 51 people early Sunday in...

Fire at North Macedonia nightclub kills 59, injures over 150
Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 150, officials said, after sparks ignited the roof above a live band. Authorities arrested about 20 people in...

Fire Breaks Out During Concert at North Macedonia Nightclub, Killing 59 People
A massive fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia Sunday (March 16), killing 59 people and injuring 155 in a chaotic escape during a live concert. The tragedy drew messages of support from around the world but focused...

At least 59 killed in 'catastrophic' fire at illegal nightclub in North Macedonia
Dozens of people were killed when a fire ripped through an illegal nightclub in North Macedonia's southern city of Kocani, prompting a bribery and corruption investigation that has led to the arrests of several local officials who allegedly...

Corruption blamed as 59 killed in blaze at nightclub in North Macedonia
Arrests made as North Macedonia mourns victims of fire that broke out as band played in unlicensed venue A woman is helped outside a hospital, following the fire in the nightclub in Kocani. Photo: Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters Fatos Bytyci and...

Blaze during concert kills 59 in North Macedonia
This photograph shows a view of a burnt down establishment inside which a fire broke out and killed 51 people in Kocani, a town some 100 kilometres east of the capital Skopje, on March 16, 2025.Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP Skopje, Republic of...

Deadly fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia
A fire ravaged the "Pulse" nightclub in Kocani, eastern North Macedonia, overnight from Saturday to Sunday, killing at least 50 people, according to the official MIA news agency. The tragedy occurred as around 1 people were attending a concert by...

Tragedy in Kočani, North Macedonian President: No one should evade the law
The President of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, expressed gratitude in a press conference for the unwavering support shown by dozens of countries worldwide following the tragedy in a Kočani nightclub, which claimed 59 lives. She...

At least 59 dead and dozens injured in North Macedonian nightclub fire
A massive fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia ’s eastern town of Kocani early Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 2.30 am during a concert by a local pop group at Club Pulse,...

59 dead, more than 150 hurt in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — A massive fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia's eastern town of Kocani early Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 2:30 a.m. during a concert by a local...

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills 59, four arrests
00:36 A fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia early on Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks set the place ablaze, authorities said, announcing that four people had been arrested. They said 155 injured people...

Arrest warrants issued as death toll rises to 59 from Kočani nightclub fire in North Macedonia – Europe live
Officials raise death toll from nightclub fire to at least 59The death toll from the fire at the Pulse nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, has risen from 51 to at least 59 people, the country’s interior minister, Panche Toshkovski, has said in...

Fire Rips Through Overcrowded Nightclub In North Macedonia, Leaving Dozens Dead In Panicked Escape
A firefighter inspects a nightclub after a massive fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — A massive fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub in North...

Fire Kills 59 In North Macedonia Nightclub
A fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub packed with mostly young people in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks at a hip-hop concert set the venue ablaze, authorities said. Some 155 people who...
Czech Republic sends medical team to North Macedonia after deadly fire
PRAGUE, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The government of the Czech Republic announced on Sunday that it has approved the dispatch of a medical team to North Macedonia in response to a deadly nightclub fire there. In connection with the tragedy in Kocani,...

Over 50 killed, 100 injured in fire at nightclub in North Macedonia
At least 50 people were killed in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia in the early hours of Sunday, according to the state news agency citing the interior ministry, Reuters reported. The fire broke out in North Macedonia's southern town of Kocani,...

Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
Rachel Hagan and Malu CursinoBBC News Guy DelauneyBBC Balkans correspondent Reporting fromKocani ShareSave Watch: North Macedonia nightclub ablaze Police have detained 15 people after a fire at an nightclub in North Macedonia killed at least 59...

Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
Rachel Hagan and Malu CursinoBBC News Guy DelauneyBBC Balkans correspondent Reporting fromKocani ShareSave Watch: North Macedonia nightclub ablaze Police have detained 15 people after a fire at an nightclub in North Macedonia killed at least 59...
Israel to send medical delegation to North Macedonia after deadly fire
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar informed the Foreign Affairs Minister of North Macedonia, Timco Mucunski, that Israeli medical experts would travel to the country to assist after a fire killed dozens. Sa'ar also expressed his condolences...

Tragic nightclub fire in North Macedonia claims over 50 lives
A devastating fire broke out around 3 am Saturday night at the Pulse nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, resulting in a catastrophic loss of life. According to preliminary reports from the Ministry of Interior, at least 53 people have died,...