Guy De Launay

Still to come... Emotions are overflowing in Kochani. Young people took out their anger on a town centre cafe bar.

Still to come... Emotions are overflowing in Kochani. Young people took out their anger on a town centre cafe bar.

Emotions are overflowing in Kotchani. Young people took out their anger on a town centre cafe bar. They believed had the same owner as the nightclub where a fire killed 59 people. The government says the barely converted carpet warehouse was operating with a fraudulent license. It only had one exit and the ceiling proved highly flammable when the band on stage lit pyrotechnics.

Emotions are overflowing in Kotchani. Young people took out their anger on a town centre cafe bar. They believed had the same owner as the nightclub where a fire killed 59 people. The government says the barely converted carpet warehouse was operating with a fraudulent license. It only had one exit and the ceiling proved highly flammable when the band on stage lit pyrotechnics.

In fact, justice was the word on thousands of lips in Kotchani. People came for a vigil come protest in the small central park. Many queued to sign a book of condolence. Others simply stood and held up signs articulating what they were feeling. Unbearable and corruption were two of the most prevalent words. That reflects the anger that people feel about the way things work in North Macedonia.

In fact, justice was the word on thousands of lips in Kotchani. People came for a vigil come protest in the small central park. Many queued to sign a book of condolence. Others simply stood and held up signs articulating what they were feeling. Unbearable and corruption were two of the most prevalent words. That reflects the anger that people feel about the way things work in North Macedonia.

An invitation to the protest said the system didn't provide security, well-being and justice. This man's cousin lost his only child in the fire, a 19-year-old young man. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.

An invitation to the protest said the system didn't provide security, well-being and justice. This man's cousin lost his only child in the fire, a 19-year-old young man. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.

The government is aware it needs to move swiftly and decisively to avoid anger spreading across the country. Prime Minister Christian Mitskoski has repeated his warning that there'll be no mercy for anyone found to be responsible for the fire. But there have already been calls for nationwide gatherings and the name of the organising group indicates the mood. Who's next?

The government is aware it needs to move swiftly and decisively to avoid anger spreading across the country. Prime Minister Christian Mitskoski has repeated his warning that there'll be no mercy for anyone found to be responsible for the fire. But there have already been calls for nationwide gatherings and the name of the organising group indicates the mood. Who's next?

This was the moment when a great night out turned into a disaster. Pyrotechnics ignited on stage as part of the performance by the band DNK in Cochini, a small town about 60 miles to the east of North Macedonia's capital, Skopje.

This was the moment when a great night out turned into a disaster. Pyrotechnics ignited on stage as part of the performance by the band DNK in Cochini, a small town about 60 miles to the east of North Macedonia's capital, Skopje.

At first they watched as flames crept across the ceiling while staff tried to put out the fire with extinguishers, but the mood swiftly switched to panic as the blaze intensified. Survivors described the chaos as they fought to escape through the only exit.

At first they watched as flames crept across the ceiling while staff tried to put out the fire with extinguishers, but the mood swiftly switched to panic as the blaze intensified. Survivors described the chaos as they fought to escape through the only exit.

Here in Koceni, police have sealed off access to the Pulse nightclub. It's behind a green and yellow painted hotel on a roundabout on the outskirts of town, and it's now considered a crime scene. Liupso Kosevski is the public prosecutor.

Here in Koceni, police have sealed off access to the Pulse nightclub. It's behind a green and yellow painted hotel on a roundabout on the outskirts of town, and it's now considered a crime scene. Liupso Kosevski is the public prosecutor.

The government has held an emergency meeting and declared a week of national mourning. It's also calling for an urgent safety inspection of all clubs and music venues.

The government has held an emergency meeting and declared a week of national mourning. It's also calling for an urgent safety inspection of all clubs and music venues.

Well, it's been an enormous crowd. And if you take the official numbers, and by the official numbers, I mean the numbers that have come from the government, they're saying that 107,000 people were at the various locations in Belgrade city centre. Now, you know, if you You take official figures and estimates of organisers, the truth is somewhere in the middle, usually.

Well, it's been an enormous crowd. And if you take the official numbers, and by the official numbers, I mean the numbers that have come from the government, they're saying that 107,000 people were at the various locations in Belgrade city centre. Now, you know, if you You take official figures and estimates of organisers, the truth is somewhere in the middle, usually.