{"id":2413392,"date":"2025-03-16T09:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/59-dead-in-nightclub-fire-in-north-macedonia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T09:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:18:01","slug":"59-dead-in-nightclub-fire-in-north-macedonia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/59-dead-in-nightclub-fire-in-north-macedonia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"59 dead in nightclub fire in North Macedonia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F59-dead-in-nightclub-fire-in-north-macedonia-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413392&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">59 dead and more than 150 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2038335\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">massive fire<\/a> tore through a nightclub in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/macedonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Macedonia<\/a>&rsquo;s eastern town of Kocani early Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/firefighters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The blaze broke out<\/a> around 2:30 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group at Club Pulse, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters. He said 39 of the dead had so far been identified.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3339889\/europe-us-realignment-implications-trump-administration\/\">US-Europe security realignment could come with unintended consequences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3349199\/russia-ukraine-trade-overnight-aerial-attacks\/\">Russia and Ukraine trade overnight aerial attacks after Putin sets out conditions for ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3349009\/hamas-release-american-hostage-eden-alexander-israel-ceasefire\/\">Hamas says it will only release last living American hostage if Israel implements ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He said, following an initial assessment, pyrotechnics likely caused the roof to catch fire. Videos showed chaos inside the club, with young people running through the smoke as the musicians urged people to escape as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A firefighter inspects a nightclub after a massive fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Boris Grdanoski)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As relatives gathered outside hospitals to await news, Kocani resident Dragi Stojanov was informed that his 21-year-old son Tomce had died in the fire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was my only child. I don&rsquo;t need my life anymore,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;One hundred and fifty families have been devastated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3320030\/federal-workers-ordered-return-work-no-office-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FEDERAL WORKERS ORDERED TO RETURN TO WORK TO FIND THEMSELVES OFFICELESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Officials said the injured have been taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hospitals<\/a> around the country, including the capital, Skopje, many with severe burns. The effort was being assisted by multiple volunteer organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Health Minister Arben Taravari said 118 people have been hospitalized, adding that he had received offers of assistance from neighboring countries, including Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All our capabilities have been put to use, in a maximum effort to save as many lives as possible of the young people involved in this tragedy,&rdquo; Taravari told reporters, at times looking visibly shaken.<\/p>\n<p>This is the worst tragedy in recent memory to befall the landlocked nation, whose population is less than 2 million.<\/p>\n<p>President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova visited burn victims at a hospital in Skopje and spoke to parents waiting outside the building.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s terrible &hellip; hard to believe how this happened,&rdquo; she said, her voice halting with emotion. &ldquo;We must give these young people courage to continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3339889\/europe-us-realignment-implications-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>US-EUROPE SECURITY REALIGNMENT COULD COME WITH UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an online post, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski wrote: &ldquo;This is a difficult and very sad day for Macedonia. The loss of so many young lives is irreparable, and the pain of the families, loved ones and friends is immeasurable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Family members gathered in front of hospitals and city offices in Kocani, some 72 miles east of Skopje, begging authorities for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2038335\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2038335\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>59 dead and more than 150 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) \u2014 A massive fire tore through a nightclub in\u00a0North Macedonia\u2019s eastern town of Kocani early Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155, authorities said. 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