Skopje, 18 March 2025 (MIA) - A gathering commemorating the victims of the fatal fire in a Kochani nightclub took place at Skopje's main square on Tuesday. At 18:59h, the minutes reflecting the number of people who died in the fire, a 16-minute silence began, symbolizing the day of the tragic event - March 16.

Thousands of people present at the gathering created a starry sky that demonstrated compassion and unity in these difficult moments.

People showed their anger and called for responsibility through signs reading "People are suffering while the system is resting", "Corruption ignites, innocents burn", "We are rotting young because of a rotten system", "Record-breakers in days of mourning", "All the years of being silent end with a minute of silence".

A fire at the “Pulse” nightclub in Kochani during a concert of the DNK hip-hop band claimed 59 lives and left over 150 injured on Sunday.

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