Dozens dead, more than 100 injured in North Macedonia nightclub fire

A occurrence broke retired successful a nightclub successful North Macedonia aboriginal Sunday, sidesplitting 51 radical and injuring much than 100 others, authorities said.

Pyrotechnic devices sparked the occurrence astatine astir 2:35 a.m. during a performance by a section popular radical astatine the Pulse nightclub successful the municipality of Kocani, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters.

"Sparks caused occurrence … and occurrence dispersed done the discotheque," helium said, according to Reuters.

The injured were rushed to hospitals crossed the country. Many of the injured suffered terrible burns, officials said.

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A firefighter inspects a nightclub aft a monolithic occurrence successful the municipality of Kocani, North Macedonia, connected Sunday. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Health Minister Arben Taravari said 118 radical were hospitalized.

"All our capabilities person been enactment to use, successful a maximum effort to prevention arsenic galore lives arsenic imaginable of the young radical progressive successful this tragedy," Taravari told reporters, adding that neighboring countries Albania, Bulgaria and Greece person offered help.

The occurrence caused the extortion of the single-story nightclub to partially collapse. (Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski)

The nine was successful an aged gathering that was antecedently a carpet warehouse and has been moving for respective years, according to section media MKD.

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The blaze gutted the single-story gathering and caused the extortion to partially collapse. Police cordoned disconnected the country arsenic teams gathered grounds from wrong the building.

Emergency responders stitchery extracurricular a nightclub aft a deadly occurrence successful the municipality of Kocani, North Macedonia, connected March 16, 2025. (Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski)

"This is simply a hard and precise bittersweet time for Macedonia. The nonaccomplishment of truthful galore young lives is irreparable, and the symptom of the families, loved ones and friends is immeasurable," Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski wrote connected X.

"The radical and the authorities volition bash everything successful their powerfulness to astatine slightest somewhat alleviate their symptom and assistance them successful these astir hard moments," helium continued.

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Toshkovski said authorities would analyse the venue’s licensing and information provisions, adding that the authorities had a "moral responsibility" to assistance prosecute anyone responsible. Police person arrested 1 antheral already, but helium didn’t supply details connected the person’s involvement.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.