The blaze broke out around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group at the Pulse nightclub, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters.

Pyrotechnics during a local pop group's performance in Kocani caused the club's roof to ignite, state media reported.

A fire broke out at the Pulse club in the eastern town of Kočani, North Macedonia, at around 3:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 16, killing 51 people and injuring more than 100 others, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski announced in a press conference.