REFILE: Eyewitness talks of losing her sister in stampede to leave burning nightclub

Record ID: 1983862

  • Title: REFILE: Eyewitness talks of losing her sister in stampede to leave burning nightclub
  • Date: 16th March 2025
  • Summary: KOCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA (MARCH 16, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FAMILIES STANDING OUTSIDE LOCAL HOSPITAL EYEWITNESS WHO LOST HER SISTER, MARIJA TASEVA SITTING OUTSIDE HOSPITAL NEXT TO THE FATHER OF A FRIEND WHO WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN FIRE MORE OF TASEV WITH BANDAGE ON HER FACE ⁠(SOUNDBITE) (Macedonian) EYEWITNESS WHO LOST HER SISTER, MARIJA TASEVA, SAYING: “The fire broke out,
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  • Keywords: Family Fire Kocani Nightclub North Macedonia Survivor
  • Location: KOCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA
  • City: KOCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA
  • Country: Macedonia
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
  • Reuters ID: LVA001920616032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: REFILING WITH ADDITIONAL TRANSLATION CLARIFICATION
    Marija Taseva and her sister were in North Macedonia’s ‘Pulse’ nightclub when a fire ripped through the packed venue on Sunday (March 16).
    Taseva tried to escape but fell to the ground and people trod over her, leaving her with an injury on her cheek. In the rush, she lost contact with her sister, who she says has been killed.
    “My sister died. I was saved and she wasn’t,” she said while sitting outside Kocani’s local hospital.
    The fire has so far killed 59 people and injured more than 100, after sparks ignited the roof over a live band.
    Arrest warrants have been issued for four people in connection with the fire, interior minister Pance Toskovski said.
    (Production: Fedja Grulovic, Seham Eloraby)
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