[Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters]
Three individuals who suffered burns in the nightclub fire on Sunday in Kocani, North Macedonia, remain in the ICU at Papanikolaou Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.
According to reports, two of the victims have undergone surgery. The hospital has not received any notifications regarding additional transfers.
Additionally, reports indicate that two other injured individuals have undergone a tracheotomy at the 424 General Military Hospital in Thessaloniki.
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said in a post on X that three hospitals in Athens and one in Thessaloniki have been placed on high alert, ready to receive more burn victims if necessary.
“As of now, the first three burn victims have already been transferred and are receiving treatment at Thessaloniki’s General Hospital Georgios Papanikolaou. They were transported to Greece by ambulance from the neighboring country,” Georgiadis said.