North Macedonia has shut down dozens of nightclubs following a fire in the eastern town of Kocani that killed 59 people.

Funeral services are being held across North Macedonia for victims of the March 16 nightclub fire, which claimed 59 lives.

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.

Authorities in North Macedonia are appealing for calm as protests have again been held across the country over the nightclub fire in the eastern town of Kocani that killed 59 people over the weekend.

Thousands of mourners gathered at cemeteries across North Macedonia on Thursday for the funerals of dozens of people killed ...

Quick coordination and on-the-ground efforts allowed AP to secure the first images and video of a massive fire that tore ...

Fifty-one people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said. The fire was ...

A massive fire at an overcrowded nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, killed at least 59 people and injured 155 during a chaotic escape from a live concert.

A fire broke out in a nightclub in North Macedonia early Sunday ... by a local pop group at the Pulse nightclub in the town of Kocani, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters.

The fire has prompted a bribery and corruption investigation, officials said. Dozens of people were killed when a fire ripped through an illegal nightclub in North Macedonia's southern city of ...

KOCANI, North Macedonia — A massive fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155 in a chaotic escape during a live concert.

Funeral services are being held Thursday across North Macedonia for dozens of victims of last weekend’s devastating nightclub ...