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IN PHOTOS: 51 killed, 100 injured in massive fire at nightclub in North Macedonia

Updated On: 16 March, 2025 05:10 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

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

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North Macedonian police officers work at the site of a nightclub inside which a fire broke out and killed 51 people in Kocani, a town some 100 kilometres east of the capital Skopje. Pics/AFP

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North Macedonian police officers work at the site of a nightclub inside which a fire broke out and killed 51 people in Kocani, a town some 100 kilometres east of the capital Skopje. Pics/AFP
Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski said that the blaze broke out around 2:35 am during a concert by a local pop group

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Toshkovski said police have arrested one man in connection with the incident

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