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North Macedonia nightclub fire kills more than 50

The World

PRX

News, Lethaldissent

4.6943 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

A nightclub in North Macedonia caught fire over the weekend, killing 59 people and injuring more than 150 more. Authorities have arrested suspects implicated in the deadly blaze. A look at how that fire started, and the ripple effects across the country. Also, how the war in Ukraine has had an impact on Jewish life in the country. And, we meet a man entertaining North Koreans with magic tricks.

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So you're quite deep down.

0:42.3

And we'll hear about Jewish life in the Ukrainian capital during a time of war.

0:46.3

Plus, Abra-Kadabra in North Korea, a Western magician wins over crowds.

0:51.3

All that and more today, here on the world.

1:00.5

This is the world. I'm Marco Werman. Thank you for being here on this Monday.

1:07.0

Carolyn Beeler is off this week. Grief and outrage in North Macedonia, after a weekend fire at a nightclub,

1:11.6

killed nearly 60 people in the city of Cochani and injured 150 more.

1:16.3

Witnesses say pyrotechnics on stage during a concert lit the ceiling on fire,

1:19.1

engulfing the building, resulting in a stampede.

1:24.9

Since then, resignations, widespread allegations of corruption, and people being brought in for questioning.

1:31.6

A mother of one of the victims told the Associated Press,

1:34.1

I had a happy life, I had enough money.

1:36.6

Now my child is gone, my only child.

1:39.8

Guy Delane has reported in the Balkans for more than a decade.

1:42.8

He says Club Pulse was well known in the region.

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