Kochani, 16 March 2025 (MIA) - Fifty-one people died and more than 100 were injured in last night's fire in a nightclub in Kochani, Minister of Interior Panche Toshkovski said early on Sunday.

Minister Toshkovski said the cause for the fire is being investigated, whereas "persons have been detained over the accident".

"The most important aspect at this time is to ascertain all facts. Let me extend my deepest condolences to the close ones of the victims," Toshkovski told reporters.