2 h. ago Widespread license violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims

North Macedonia has shut down dozens of nightclubs following a deadly fire in eastern town of Kocani that killed 59 people

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13 h. ago Rapper 'died a hero' after running back into North Macedonian nightclub inferno

Hero Andrej Gjorgieski ran back into the deadly blaze that engulfed a club in North Macedonia on Sunday - 59 people were killed, including Gjorgieski and a number of his bandmates

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27 h. ago North Macedonia appeals for calm as nightclub fire deaths trigger protests

Authorities in North Macedonia are appealing for calm as students plan fresh protests following the nightclub fire in the eastern town of Kocani that killed 59 people over the weekend

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40 h. ago Mourners protest against corruption in North Macedonia after nightclub fire

Demonstrators call for change and justice for 59 victims after tragedy blamed on multiple safety violationsWith flags still flying at half mast in North Macedonia, grief over a fire that tore through a nightclub killing dozens of people turned to anger as thousands took to the streets in protest.In Kočani, the town where the fire destroyed the Pulse venue early on Sunday, demonstrators demanded justice for the 59 people who lost their lives and called for an end to the corrupt practices blamed for the tragedy. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Singer ‘died a hero’ running back into North Macedonia nightclub fire to rescue young fans

DNK singer Andrej Gjorgieski was described as being “good and humble” by his grieving manager

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45 h. ago British Macedonian who lost family friend to club blaze does not expect justice

The fire which broke out in the early hours of Sunday in Kocani, North Macedonia, has left 59 people dead and 155 injured.

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45 h. ago Two sisters went on a night out to a concert in North Macedonia. Only one came home

Marija Taseva says ‘she could barely breath’ as she escaped a nightclub fire in Kocani – her sister was among the dozens killed

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46 h. ago Two sisters went on a night out to a concert in Macedonia. Only one came home

Marija Taseva says ‘she could barely breath’ as she escaped a nightclub fire in Kocani – her sister was among the dozens killed

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51 h. ago Macedonia nightclub fire victim's heartbreaking eight words after son burns to death in inferno

Dragi Stojanov, lost his 21-year-old son Tomce, in a fire at an overcrowded nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, where 59 people have died and 155 were injured

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51 h. ago Why many of the world’s deadliest building fires happen in nightclubs

Experts have revealed two reasons why nightclubs are so dangerous after 59 people died in North Macedonia

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52 h. ago Video shows moment North Macedonia nightclub catches fire, killing 59 people

Video footage has revealed the moment a North Macedonia nightclub caught fire, killing 59 people.

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56 h. ago Deadly nightclub blaze leaves North Macedonia in grief and desperate for accountability

North Macedonia’s leaders are vowing to hold those responsible to account after a nightclub fire in the eastern town of Kocani left 59 people dead and 155 injured

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60 h. ago Pope Francis offers condolences for victims of nightclub fire in North Macedonia which killed at least 59 and injured more than 150

The Pope offered his 'profound condolences' to victims of a nightclub fire in North Macedonia which killed 59 people, in a telegram from his hospital in Rome.

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61 h. ago Government officials among 20 arrested after fire at North Macedonia nightclub kills 59

Blaze reportedly broke out at around 2.30am at Pulse club in the town of Kočani

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61 h. ago Footballer, 25, dies after trying to save partygoers in nightclub fire which killed at least 59 people in North Macedonia

Andrej Lazarov, 25, died in the fire at the Pulse club in Kocani, North Macedonia. At least 59 people perished in the horrific incident while more than 155 were injured.

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63 h. ago Survivor of  North Macedonian nightclub fire tells of horror seeing charred bodies and partygoers being 'trampled' as they tried to flee blaze that killed at least 59

At least 59 young partygoers were killed and another 155 injured after a blaze erupted at the Pulse club in Kocani, 100 kilometres east of Skopje, in North Macedonia, on Sunday morning.

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65 h. ago North Macedonia mourns dead in nightclub fire as 15 people detained

Government declares seven-day period of mourning after fire in eastern town of Kočani kills at least 59North Macedonia has declared a seven-day period of mourning after a fire in a nightclub that left at least 59 dead and scores injured, as authorities detained 15 people for questioning and the interior minister said a preliminary inspection revealed the club was operating without a proper licence.At the end of a day in which the small Balkan country grappled with a disaster not seen in decades, its interior minister Panche Toshkovski said the club in the eastern town of Kočani where the pre-dawn blaze occurred appeared to be operating illegally. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Heroic footballer, 25, dies trying to save partygoers from nightclub fire

North Macedonia Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said at least 59 people died and 155 were injured in the blaze, which broke out at around 2:30am on Sunday at the Pulse club in Kocani

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66 h. ago Heartbroken dad of nightclub blaze victim says 'I don’t need my life anymore'

The sudden fire in a North Macedonian nightclub caused the death of 59 and injured many more, with locals learning of the death of loved ones and others searching for missing clubgoers

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68 h. ago Footballer, 25, dies after trying to save partygoers in nightclub fire which killed at least 59 people

Andrej Lazarov, 25, died in the fire at the Pulse club in Kocani, North Macedonia. At least 59 people perished in the horrific incident while more than 155 were injured.

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