Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia – A trial over one of Europe’s deadliest nightclub fires opened in North Macedonia on Wednesday, with dozens expected to face court over the blaze that killed 63 earlier this year. The fire at a hip-hop concert in the eastern town of Kocani on March 16 triggered a stampede in the overcrowded Pulse nightclub, leaving dozens dead and injuring over 200. Almost eight months on, dozens of victims’ parents and supporters filed inside the court for the first day of what is expected to be a long, sprawling trial over the tragedy, which left the Balkan nation reeling. Inside one of the largest courtrooms in the country — at the Idrizovo prison complex near the capital, and only used for the most serious and high-profile cases — families and media watched through glass as the proceedings began.
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