North Macedonia - Up to 50 people feared dead in fire, Kocani, 16 March 2025

[Rikissa]

At least 50 people are feared dead in a nightclub fire in the early hours on Sunday morning in the North Macedonian city Kocani. Why the fire started isn't yet known. Up to 1,500 people is said to have attended a concert in the nightclub.

Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59 in Kocani

Pyrotechnics during a concert sparked the blaze, causing mass panic in the crowd.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/least-50-killed-north-macedonia-nightclub-fire-says-state-news-agency-2025-03-16/

 

[Rikissa]

The nightclub/discotheque must have been packed with people if there were 1,500 people there, as the building doesn't look that large from the outside, see
Dozens feared dead in North Macedonian nightclub fire

The club has an Instagram page and there are photos of the act performing on 15 March, and of the club filled with people, probably from earlier evenings.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Brings back the horrible images from the Station Nightclub / Great White show fire in Rhode Island. Pyrotechnics have no place indoors.

Prayers up for the deceased, for the survivors to heal, and for the families to get answers.

 

[steeltowngirl]

From an Italian news source, showing the pyrotechnics, and if you look up, you will see the fire starting on the ceiling.

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[steeltowngirl]

Arrest warrants issued, including the owner of the club.
Victims as young as 14 years old.

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Death toll from North Macedonian nightclub disaster rises to 59

A fire that tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia killed 59 and left more than 100 injured, the country's interior minister confirmed.

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[Rikissa]

Now there are 15 people detained, and there are suspicion of bribery and corruption, as the club didn't have a licence to operate. The building was a former carpet warehouse, and there was only one exit. Most of the injured and killed are/were in their late teens/early twenties. The most serious burn victims have been sent to specialist clinics in Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Turkey for treatment.

'I had one child and I lost him' - North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire

Fifty-nine people have been killed following a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia.

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This remind me of the Gothenburg discotheque fire in 1998, as it was also in a premises not planned for being a disqotheque, with only one exit, and too many people allowed in. 63 young people died, and 213 injured, 50 seriously, if I remember all of them in their teens. (Although then it was arson, by four boys/young men, angry because they weren't not allowed free entry). I remember seeing some of those who had survived with serious burns when visiting Gothenburg (my mum lived there), and one of the most seriously burned had to stay in hospital for a year. He's now a spokesperson and participates in all 19 'Blodomloppet' a series of exercise races around Sweden to raise awareness for the need of more blood donors.

Gothenburg discothèque fire - Wikipedia

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Translated into English, the story of man seriously burned and his way back:

Masoud Owji ska springa alla Blodomlopp

Snart 25 år har gått sedan diskoteksbranden i Göteborg som nästan kostade Masoud Owji livet. I år är han ambassadör för Blodomloppet.

blodomloppet-se.translate.goog

 

[iulia]

What a terrible tragedy!! Unfortunately I believe the number of lives lost will increase a lot in the following days.

The scenario brings back painful memories as it’s so similar to the tragedy that struck in my own country 9 years ago when the Colectiv fire took place. 64 lives were lost, more than half of them in the days and weeks after the fire. Both fires were caused by indoor pyrotechnics during concerts taking place in venues converted from old factories to clubs with schetchy or missing authorizations.

It’s gut wrenching watching the news, my heart aches for the victims and their loved ones.

Colectiv nightclub fire - Wikipedia

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[vls12345]

Kočani nightclub fire - Wikipedia

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[imstilla.grandma]

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[vls12345]

Group attacks pub said to belong to owner of nightclub where fire killed 59

STORY: :: A group destroy a pub said to belong to the owner of a nightclub where a fire killed dozens in North Macedonia:: March 17, 2025:: Kocani, North MacedoniaThe fire in the "Pulse" nightclub early on Sunday (March 16) left at least 59 people dead and more than a hundred injured.Three...

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[Rikissa]

There are burials now for those who died, among them the singer in the band prrforming when the fire started.

Thousands gather to mourn North Macedonia nightclub fire dead

Some 59 people died in the blaze at Pulse nightclub, which officials say had an illegal licence.

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