At least 51 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia early on Sunday. The blaze broke out at the Pulse nightclub in Kočani town at around 2.35am during a concert by a local pop group and spread to the ceiling and roof of the club, which burned quickly.

A massive fire broke out at the Pulse nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, in the early hours of Sunday, reportedly killing at least 51 people.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia's southern city of Kocani, local authorities said Sunday. The Associated Press reported that 51 people were killed and at least 118 hospitalized in the incident,