Lament in northern Macedonia for the 59 dead by fire – government officials among the 20 arrested

About 20 arrests have been made for the fire in a nightclub that claimed the lives of at least 59 people in Northern Macedonia. Authorities said 155 others were injured after a fire that broke out in Pulse in the eastern city of Kotsani around 2.35am on Sunday morning. Among the victims were only 16 years old, the Associated Press reports. The fire broke out while the local DNK band gave a concert, making hundreds of people running to the unique exit of the small space. The interior video showed the band playing on the stage before two flares exploded each other and launch to the roof. Interior Minister Pans Tuskovsky said in a press conference, according to Reuters, that more than 20 of the injured and three of the dead were under 18 years of age. He said that government officials and the manager of the club, who had no valid license, is among the approximately 20 people who have […]
Source: News Beast

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