At least 50 lifeless after hearth at North Macedonian nightclub the place over 1,500 folks attended a live performance

At least 50 partygoers are believed to have died following a fire that broke out at a North Macedonian nightclub, state agency MIA reported on Sunday. 

The fire reportedly broke out in the early hours of Sunday at the Pulse club in Kocani, a town 100 kilometres east of the capital Skopje. 

Reports suggest more than 1,500 concertgoers had gathered at the venue for a show.

Social media footage shows huge flames engulfing the nightclub, with large plumes of smoke billowing into the air. 

A video that has emerged online shows the use of pyrotechnics inside the club, with some speculating that they could be the cause of the fire.   

Citing the interior ministry, the MIA news agency said at least 50 people died in ‘a discotheque in Kocani,’ , although that figure is yet to be confirmed. 

According to witnesses, several people were crushed to death during a ‘stampede’, The Mirror reported.  

This is a breaking story, more to follow…