At least 59 people died and around 155 were injured after a fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia, with the country’s interior minister blaming pyrotechnics. Hundreds had gathered at the ‘Pulse’ nightclub in the town of Kochani,

Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 100.

Videos showed sparkling pyrotechnics on the stage hitting the ceiling followed by scenes of chaos inside the club.