At least 59 people died and more than 150 were injured in the inferno. The authorities said the venue’s hospitality permit had been issued illegally.

The packed nightclub in North Macedonia where 59 people were killed in a blaze at the weekend had just one emergency exit, which was locked, lacked fire extinguishers and sprinklers and contained flammable materials, the state prosecutor said.

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,