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Dozens killed in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
Daragh Keany
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A massive nightclub fire killed 59 people early Sunday in North Macedonia ’s eastern town of Kocani, and injured about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski told a press conference.
The blaze broke out around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group, according to Toshkovski.
He said the young clubgoers used pyrotechnics that caused the roof to catch fire. Videos showed chaos inside the night club, with young people running through the smoke as the musicians urged people to escape as quickly as possible.
This is the worst tragedy in recent memory to befall the landlocked nation, whose population is less than 2 million.