Toll in North Macedonia hip-hop gig blaze rises to 59: interior minister

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A massive fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia ’s eastern town of Kocani early March 16, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 100, authorities said.

The blaze broke out around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group at the Pulse nightclub, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters.