A massive fire brokeout at a nightclub in North Macedonia's eastern town of Kocani on Sunday, killing 51 people and injuring about 100 more, officials said. Pics/AFP
Updated On: 2025-03-16 05:10 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski said that the blaze broke out around 2:35 am during a concert by a local pop group
He said the young clubgoers used pyrotechnics that caused the roof to catch fire
This is the worst tragedy in recent memory to befall the landlocked nation, whose population is less than 2 million, the AP reported on Sunday
Officials said the injured have been taken to hospitals around the country, including the capital, Skopje, many with severe burns
Toshkovski said police have arrested one man in connection with the incident
