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I have had many difficult moments and challenges in my life but today is by far the most difficult day of my life,
Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said in a televised address
We are all in shock, and I am shocked myself: as a mother, as a person, as a president,
North Macedonia’s President Gordana Davkova Siljanovska said in an address to the nation Sunday nightHe was my only child. I don’t need my life anymore. ... 150 families have been devastated,
he told reportersI still cannot believe that the terrible tragedy in Kocani is a reality. I do not know with what words to express my condolences to the parents and loved ones of the deceased,
she saidRegardless of who they are, from which institution, from what level, from which party and profession,
Mickoski saidWe have grounds for suspicion that there is bribery and corruption in this case,
he told reporters without elaborating
We even tried to get out through the toilet to find bars [on the windows],
said Marija Taseva, 19, who suffered an injury to her faceIt’s terrible ... hard to believe how this happened,
she said, her voice halting with emotionThis morning Pope Francis concelebrated the Holy Mass in the chapel of the apartment on the 10th floor of the Policlinico Gemelli.
A statement from the Vatican said
With deep sorrow, we announce that our footballer Andrej Lazarov was among the victims of the tragic fire in Kočani
Today his club paid tribute and saidWhen the fire broke out, everyone started screaming and shouting: ‘Get out, get out.’
Marija Taseva, 22, told Reuters
All competent forces will do whatever is necessary to address the consequences and determine the causes of this tragedy,
he promised earlier on SundayThe fire started around 2:30am. The sparklers that were on stage ignited the styrofoam on the ceiling. I heard an explosion and the roof collapsed. We all rushed to get out; we all ran towards one door that was for both entry and exit.”
One young person who was attending the concert told local mediaThis licence, as many other things in Macedonia in the past, is connected with bribery and corruption,
he added without elaboratingIn a country as small as ours, and with the death toll likely to rise, the impact has been huge,
Branko Gerovski, a veteran journalist in Skopje, told the GuardianAt the moment, orders have been issued for collecting of evidence" and some people were being interviewed
Kocevski said, without elaborating
Everyone was trying to save themselves,
survivor Marija Taseva, 22, ... told local TV 5.We can't find her in any hospital,
she said
I wish those who were injured a speedy recovery. Ukraine mourns alongside our (North) Macedonian friends on this sad day.”
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky saidWe are deeply saddened by the tragic fire in Kochani that claimed the lives of 51 people, many of whom were young
The UK ambassador to North Macedonia Matthew Lawson said on X