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Thousands are going to mourn the North Macedonia NightClub Fire Dead

Guy Delani

Balkan correspondent

People Reuters attend the funeral ceremony of the victims of the fire at the Pulse nightclub, in Kokani, Northern Macedonia, March 20, 2025Reuters

Some in Kokani carried photos of loved ones who died from the flames

Thousands gathered in the cemetery across Northern Macedonia for the burials of dozens who died in the nightclub on Sunday.

The flames broke through a small pulse in the city of Kokani, killed 59 and suffered more.

Officials say the club illegally received a license that he lacked rainfall, and that the venue was converted the composition of the carpet, whose only emergency exit was blocked during the fire.

More than 20 people were detained, including government officials, police officers and club head when anger grew.

Burials took place across the country on Thursday for the dead.

The funeral procession in Kokani was long – and clearly gloomy. This small town has lost dozens of their young people less than 30,000.

Many mourning conducted portrait photos of the people they lost. Some teens tried to hide tears with sunny glasses, but others were crying openly.

The buried nearby buried nearby. She had to follow the Orthodox church service.

In Skopje, about 1000 people gathered for the funeral of Andrei Gorgysky, a 43-year-old singer in the DNK band, who performed at the club when the fire started.

While the day for mourning, anger grows out of corrupt practices, which allowed to work the Pulse nightclub.

Corruption protests have taken place this week.

On Monday, some in Kocani even gathered the pub, which, according to them, the owner of the Pulse nightclub also launched. Others threw stones and smashed the windows into the mayor’s office on the same night.

On the street during a protest after a fire at the club, which resulted in dozens of deaths, in the city of Kokani, Northern Macedonia, as a result of death, in Kokani, Northern Macedonia, March 17, 2025, in Kokani, Northern MacedoniaReuters

Violence flared up in cocan after the deadly nightclub

The anger and grief have caused state inspections of coffee shops and nightclubs throughout Northern Macedonia for any possible security violations.

Now the investigators have named all 59 people killed in the flames – most of them teenagers and young people.

The deadly fire started around 2:30 local time (1:30 GMT) on Sunday and spread quickly when the ceiling was made of fuel material, Interior Minister Pence Toskowski said earlier this week.

He said that at the time there were 500 people at the meeting place, which exceeded the capacity for 250 tickets sold, and that there is “reason to suspect that there is bribery and corruption” related to fire.

More than 160 people were injured in the blast, including 45 victims of very serious injuries. Many have arrived at the hospital in neighboring Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Turkey for the treatment of a specialist.

Map of Northern Macedonia, which shows the location of Kokani and the capital, skopkje

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