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Flames engulf nightclub: at least 50 dead
At least 50 people have died in a devastating fire at a nightclub in the small North Macedonian town of Kocani. Pyrotechnics may have been the cause.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Around 1,500 people had gathered in the club for a concert, reported the MIA news agency, citing the Balkan country's interior ministry.
A large number of people are also likely to have been injured. A band popular in the country had just given a concert at the "Pulse" disco. According to the news website SDK, the fire broke out at around 3 am.
One of the images circulating on social media - the video is said to show the cause of the fire and the scenes immediately before the fire:
Hospital overloaded
The large number of injured people had exceeded the capacity of the city hospital, so many were taken to the capital Skopje. According to the Ministry of the Interior, pyrotechnics caused the fire. The ministry did not initially provide further details.
The local television station Kocani TV suggested that the fire was caused by the technical equipment that produced the lighting effects for the band's performance.
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