{"id":171291,"date":"2025-03-16T16:54:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T14:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=171291"},"modified":"2025-03-16T16:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T14:59:19","slug":"death-toll-rising-in-kocani-59-lives-lost-over-150-injured-18-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/death-toll-rising-in-kocani-59-lives-lost-over-150-injured-18-in-critical-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"DEATH TOLL RISING IN KO\u010cANI: 59 lives lost, over 150 injured, 18 in critical condition!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least <strong>59 people<\/strong> have died in the nightclub fire in <strong>Ko\u010dani<\/strong>, while <strong>155 have been injured<\/strong>, North Macedonia\u2019s Minister of Internal Affairs <strong>Pan\u010de To\u0161kovski<\/strong> announced today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the deceased, <strong>35 have been identified<\/strong>, including <strong>31 from Ko\u010dani<\/strong> and <strong>four from \u0160tip<\/strong>, To\u0161kovski stated, as reported by <strong>Makfaks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <strong>Ministry of Health<\/strong>, <strong>18 hospitalized individuals<\/strong> are in <strong>critical condition<\/strong>, reported <strong>Macedonian Radio Television<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To\u0161kovski also revealed that among the victims was a <strong>police officer<\/strong> who was conducting an inspection for possible drug-related activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>central arrest warrant<\/strong> has been issued for <strong>four individuals<\/strong>, To\u0161kovski added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02e8pjWQZbRytTZSC5x51fUSqh3b7kUAsz5BW5yiymgLc7QV4xqVxqCzVr2x5A6rAjl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Ministry of Justice<\/strong> is currently reviewing <strong>the nightclub\u2019s licensing documentation<\/strong>, he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/strong> has formed a <strong>five-member team of prosecutors<\/strong> tasked with investigating the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities have <strong>interviewed ten hospitalized individuals<\/strong>, including a <strong>member of the band DNK<\/strong>, which performed at the <strong>Puls<\/strong> nightclub on the night of the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister of Health <strong>Arben Taravari<\/strong> reported that <strong>118 injured people<\/strong> have been treated at hospitals in <strong>Ko\u010dani, \u0160tip,<\/strong> and the <strong>Clinical Center in Skopje<\/strong>, with <strong>neighboring countries also offering assistance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/burna-proslost-antickog-beograda-evo-kako-je-izgledao-drevni-singidunum-foto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BELGRADE, CAPITAL OF A TUMULTUOUS PAST: Here\u2019s what ancient Singidunum looked like and why it was so important! 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