The nightclub fire tragedy in North Macedonia, which claimed the lives of 59 people, resulted in the resignation of Kočani Mayor Papazov. Papazov stated, “Those children were our children. I knew most of them.”

The nightclub fire, described as the biggest tragedy in recent history in North Macedonia, led to a resignation.

After the tragic incident in which 59 people lost their lives in Kočani, Mayor Ljupco Papazov resigned from his position. Papazov shared on his social media account: “In these most challenging times for our country and me, I want to announce my irrevocable resignation from the position of Kočani Mayor. This is a tremendous loss. There are no words to describe the pain we feel. Those children were our children. I knew most of them, I knew their families, and some were family friends.”

NATIONAL MOURNING DECLARED FOR 7 DAYS The nightclub in Kočani, located about 100 kilometers away from the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, caught fire on March 16 at 03:00 local time due to pyrotechnic materials. In the fire, 59 people lost their lives, and 155 were injured, 22 of them severely. Last night, 9 of the injured were transferred to Istanbul and Ankara by ambulance planes sent by Turkey for treatment. The North Macedonian government announced that national mourning was declared in the country for 7 days following the incident.