Government declares seven-day period of mourning after fire in eastern town of Kočani kills at least 59
North Macedonia has declared a seven-day period of mourning after a fire in a nightclub that left at least 59 dead and scores injured, as authorities detained 15 people for questioning and the interior minister said a preliminary inspection revealed the club was operating without a proper licence.
At the end of a day in which the small Balkan country grappled with a disaster not seen in decades, its interior minister Panche Toshkovski said the club in the eastern town of Kočani where the pre-dawn blaze occurred appeared to be operating illegally.
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