site.btaDefence Ministry Conveys Its Condolences to Families of Kocani Fire Victims

The leadership of the Ministry of Defence expressed its condolences to the families and relatives of the victims of the fire in a nightclub in Kocani, Republic of North Macedonia and expresses its sympathy.

A sad day for the Republic of North Macedonia, which lost in a tragic incident dozens of unfortunate lives, the Ministry's press centre said.

Fifty nine people have died in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia. The blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday in Kocani, a town around 100 km east of the capital, Skopje. Some 1,500 people were said to have been attending a concert. According to local media reports, the fire may have been caused by the use of pyrotechnic devices.