North Macedonia clubs shuttered after fire tragedy

Dozens of venues in North Macedonia have been shuttered for not holding valid licences in the wake of the deadly Pulse nightclub fire.

Fifty-nine people died, including six minors, and 197 were injured after a blaze ripped through the Kočani club in the early hours of Sunday (16 March) during a concert by domestic hip-hop act DNK. The government declared seven days of national mourning to honour the victims.

Reuters reports that 13 people have been remanded in custody for 30 days as investigations continue into the fire, which state prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski says was caused by a “chain of omissions and illegal actions by officials”.

The government ordered a three-day inspection of nightclubs and cabarets across the country in the aftermath of the tragedy, with spokesperson Marija…

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