Minister of Interior Panče Toškovski announced that all 59 deceased persons from the tragic event in Kočani have been identified and that the autopsy has been completed.
Toškovski stated that 196 people were injured in the fire, 20 of whom were children, according to Macedonian media.
He said at a press conference that 93 injured persons are currently receiving treatment in Skopje hospitals, and 80 have been transported abroad, to Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Austria, Lithuania, Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia.
Let us remind you that on the night from Saturday to Sunday, during a concert in the discotheque “Pulse” in Kočani, North Macedonia, a terrible fire broke out that killed at least 59 people, while 196 people were injured.
Most of the dead were young people, between the ages of 14 and 25, including three minors.
According to the first information of the Macedonian MUP, there were about 500 people in the club at the time of the fire. The Ministry of the Interior, in cooperation with the State Prosecutor’s Office, suspected more than 20 people, 15 of whom are in police custody. Some of the suspects died, while others were hospitalized.
