{"id":5229,"date":"2025-03-21T16:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/north-macedonia-orders-detention-for-13-people-over-nightclub-fire-that-killed-59\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:35:40","slug":"north-macedonia-orders-detention-for-13-people-over-nightclub-fire-that-killed-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/north-macedonia-orders-detention-for-13-people-over-nightclub-fire-that-killed-59\/","title":{"rendered":"North Macedonia orders detention for 13 people over nightclub fire that killed 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1264807\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5TQTFYPMKZMKNEA3LHFLRB3FXI-320x200.jpg?v=1742568003\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5TQTFYPMKZMKNEA3LHFLRB3FXI.jpg?v=1742568003\" alt=\"North Macedonia orders detention for 13 people over nightclub fire that killed 59\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5TQTFYPMKZMKNEA3LHFLRB3FXI-960x600.jpg?v=1742568003\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>Emergency responders operate outside a night club, following a fire resulting in casualties, in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, March 16, 2025. [Ognen Teofilovski\/Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Thirteen people including a former government minister have been remanded in custody for 30 days in North Macedonia over a nightclub blaze, believed to have been caused by pyrotechnics, that killed 59 people including six minors.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, in which another 197 people were injured, has shattered Kocani, a town of 25,000 people east of the capital Skopje.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have said the club\u2019s license was obtained illegally, and that the venue lacked fire extinguishers and emergency exits and was made of flammable materials.<\/p>\n<p>State prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski said a total of 24 suspects were being held and three were still in hospital after the fire, which he said had been caused by a \u201cchain of omissions and illegal actions by officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The suspects include officials responsible for the operating licenses, the club owner, a member of a band that played in the club, police officers, and security guards who let in minors and pyrotechnics, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have been inspecting nightclubs and cafes around the country this week for safety violations. 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