The blaze broke out while a local pop band was performing at Pulse in the town of Kocani at around 2.35am on Sunday, interior minister Panche Toshkovski told a news conference
The fire broke out while a local pop band was performing, allegedly after fireworks were set off inside the venue at 2.35am on Sunday, the interior minister Panche Toshkovski said.

Rescue crews in front of the nightclub after the fire. Pic: Kocani TV via AP
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Rescue crews in front of the nightclub after the fire. Pic: Kocani TV via AP
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At least 51 people are reported to have died in a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia.

The blaze broke out while a local pop band was performing at Pulse in the town of Kocani at around 2.35am on Sunday, interior minister Panche Toshkovski told a news conference.

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Fireworks were reportedly set off inside the venue, causing the roof to catch fire, according to local media.

Video from the event shows the band playing on stage when two flares go off either side of them and shoot towards the ceiling.

Although the public prosecutor’s office said the “number of victims and injured in the fire is being determined” – 100 people are thought to have been injured, Mr Toshkovski said.