- Title: Skopje students hold candlelight vigil to mourn nightclub fire victims
- Date: 17th March 2025
- Summary: SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA (MARCH 17, 2025) (REUTERS) STUDENTS GATHERING FOR VIGIL VARIOUS OF STUDENTS LIGHTING CANDLES (SOUNDBITE) (Macedonian) PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT UNION, ALEKSANDAR NIKOLOVSKI, SAYING: "We need to appeal for deep and fast reforms in the system after this incident that happened." VARIOUS OF FLOWERS ON THE GROUND / MOURNERS MAKING DONATIONS MOURNER HOLDIN
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- Keywords: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL MOURNERS NIGHTCLUB FIRE NORTH MACEDONIA SKOPJE
- Location: SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA
- City: SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA
- Country: Macedonia
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA001943917032025RP1
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- Story Text:Mourners gathered in central Skopje on Monday (March 17) to commemorate the 59 people killed in a nightclub blaze on Sunday (March 16) and demand justice for the victims.
The crowd lit candles and laid flowers while carrying pictures of those who lost their lives.
"It is like nobody gets any smarter and takes a moral lesson from these events," student Neda said to Reuters as she joined the crowd for the vigil.
The fire broke out during a hip-hop concert in the town of Kocani at around 3 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Sunday when sparks from flares set a patch of ceiling alight. Hundreds of people scrambled for the unlicensed venue's only exit as flames spread across the roof.
Officials said that the "Pulse" nightclub's license was illegally obtained and that the venue lacked fire extinguishers and emergency exits. More than 150 people were injured.
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