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Details/ Five prosecutors are investigating the causes of the Kocani tragedy, where 59 people died
2025-03-16 18:41:38 / BOTA
Five prosecutors will take over the investigation into the deadly fire at a discotheque in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia's Prosecutor General, Ljubco Kocevski, announced.
"Currently, warrants have been issued to collect evidence" and statements are being taken from several individuals, Kochevsky said, without providing further details.
Reuters footage shows charred metal sheets from the ceiling of the Pulse nightclub, which have collapsed in several places. Wooden beams inside are blackened by fire and smoke.
After visiting the injured at a Skopje hospital, North Macedonia's president, Gordana Siljanovska Davkava, dressed in black and trying to hold back tears, said authorities were ready to do everything to help the victims. "I just can't understand... what a disaster, what a tragedy...", he said.
It is reported that the death toll from the fire has reached 59.
Of the dead, 35 have been identified, Interior Minister Pande Toskovski said today. It was also announced that the dead were between the ages of 14 and 24.
Also, 155 people were injured in the fire and the ensuing chaos and are being treated in hospitals across the country. In fact, about 20 are in critical condition, according to health authorities.
At the same time, following a request from Skopje to Greece for evacuation assistance and relevant information to the EKAB Operations Center, three of the burned victims are being transferred to the Papanikolaou Hospital in Thessaloniki. North Macedonian authorities reported that 18 to 20 people who are in critical condition will be transferred for treatment abroad, mainly to Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
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