At least 59 people died and around 155 were injured after a fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia, with the country’s interior minister blaming pyrotechnics. Hundreds had gathered at the ‘Pulse’ nightclub in the town of Kochani,

STORY: Officials say at least 59 people are dead after a fire tore through an unlicensed nightclub in North Macedonia early Sunday morning. Video from the event verified by Reuters showed a band playing on stage at Pulse nightclub as two flares spat white sparks into the air,

Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 150, officials said, after sparks ignited the roof above a live band.