Fire at packed nightclub kills 59 in North Macedonia's deadliest tragedy

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A massive fire ripped through a packed and unlicensed nightclub in the early hours of March 16 in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 150 after sparks ignited the building's roof as a live band performed.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00You're all alone.

00:03You're all alone.

00:04Just start and don't fight for your rights.

00:06Don't let anyone come in here.

00:08This can be solved.

00:10We're not here.

00:11This can be solved.

00:22Sister, I'm starting.

00:24We're all saved by God.

00:33There was a fire and everyone started yelling,

00:36get out, run,

00:38and I was the only one who got out.

00:40There were 1,500 people.

00:42So everyone started running.

00:44I was close to getting out,

00:46but somehow we hit the ground

00:50and I couldn't get out.

00:52Everyone was passing by.

00:54I was the last one to get out.

00:58But it's okay,

01:00there are only a lot of casualties.

01:04That's terrible.

01:06Why do you have my life?

01:08I don't need your life.

01:10You had one as a child.

01:12I don't need your life.

01:14There were about 70 patients in Tanovo

01:17who were examined.

01:19Unfortunately,

01:21some of them died.

01:23The patients who were here

01:25were burned

01:27and were intoxicated with monoxide.

01:31The oxygen support was there.

01:33All the patients were examined,

01:35and everything was done

01:37as it should be done.

01:49Go inside!

01:57My name is Kerka.

01:59I was here in Skopje

02:01for a few hours.

02:03I had burns

02:05on my nose,

02:07on my forehead,

02:09and here on my respiratory tract.

02:13I was in a stable state.

02:15That's all I can say for now.

02:17It's important that he is alive.

02:19We are waiting for his full information.

02:22That's all we know for now.

02:24I only know that there are

02:26a lot of injured children.

02:28We were there all the time,

02:30in the hospitals.

02:32The doctors are doing their job,

02:34and the number is high.

02:36I hope everyone will be alive and well,

02:39and God will help everyone.

02:43Around 5 or 6,

02:45one of my...

02:47Those were the dead.

02:49One of the girls that I know,

02:51she tragically passed away.

02:53We found out about it

02:55around 3 or 4 hours ago.

03:00It's devastating for the entire city

03:02and the entire country.

03:15For more information, visit www.ISGlobal.org

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