Thousands attend funerals for victims of North Macedonia nightclub fire

People attend a funeral ceremony for the victims of a fire at the Pulse nightclub, in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

KOCANI, North Macedonia (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners gathered at cemeteries across North Macedonia on Thursday for the funerals of dozens of people killed in a nightclub fire, the Balkan country's worst disaster in decades.

Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 170 were injured when a blaze broke out during a concert on Sunday in the small, unlicensed "Pulse" club in the town of Kocani.