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In a major fire in a night club in North Macedonia, dozens of people died in the night from Saturday to Sunday. The North Macedonian Ministry of the Interior reports this according to international press agencies. Authorities now speak of at least 59 dead and around 150 injured, especially young people.
Fireworks fountains would have been used in the disco, the Minister of the Interior reports on Sunday morning during a press conference. As a result, the roof of the club caught Vlam.
The fire broke out in Club Pulse in the city of Kocani, about a hundred kilometers from the capital Skopje. At that time, around 1,500 people were present who attended a concert of a popular Macedonian band. Young people would have been present at the concert.
Missing young people
Reuters news agency reports that the fire spread to the ceiling of the nightclub, after which the roof burned down quickly. On depict From bystanders you can see how flames reach far above the building. Images also go around the club, where you can see how people try to extinguish the ceiling.
According to Macedonian media Dozens of people brought to hospitals, with ambulances and their own cars.
The identity has since been established from 35 deaths, reports the inland minister. On social media, family members post calls with photos of still missing young people. The police would have arrested the organizers of the event. Witnesses are being heard at the moment.