Correspondent BBC Balkans
Thousands of people protested in the northern Macedonian town of Kocani, demanding justice and action against corruption after the fire of the nightclub killed 59 people, many of whom are teenagers.
“No one should die like that – no one,” the teenager told the BBC. “Those children, they had a future, they had talents.”
The Pulse Night Club was full of fans watching DNA, a popular hip-hop band, when sparks from Flavs obviously set a patch of ceiling.
About 20 people were detained by the disaster test, including the owner of the nightclub and some former government ministers.
Many in Kocani believe that corruption has enabled the improvised place to act with inadequate security measures.
The relatives of children who are still missing are in line are outside the hospital to give DNA samples to help identify.
Kocani, a city of about 25,000 people, is about 100 km (60 miles) east of the capital, Skopje.
More than 160 people were injured in flames, including 45 suffering of very serious injuries. Many of them flew to hospitals in neighboring Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Turkey for specialist treatment.
At the protest rally, the uncle of the 19-year-old man who died said “these scenes should never be repeated.”
“When the war was here, it was not so bad. So many young people died.”
After a long standing in silence, the crowd began to sing “We seek justice!”
The bereaved candles lit, hugged and cried and wrote a mess in the central square.
A group of teenagers aimed at the bar, breaking the windows and examining it, believing that it belonged to the owner of the Pulse Club.
The deadly fire began at about 02:30 local time (01:30 GMT) on Sunday and expanded quickly because the ceiling was made of flammable material, said the Minister of the Interior Pance Toskovski.
He said there are “reasons for suspicion that there is a bribe and corruption” associated with fire.
There were 500 people at the time, at the time, which is more than 250 tickets sold, he said.
Officials say the club permit obtained illegally, and the place was converted by the carpet warehouse, whose exit in emergency was locked at the time.
There were only two fire extinguishers and there were no fire alarms or spraying systems, said State Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski.
A civic group in northern Macedonia urged people across the country to gather on Tuesday in city centers.
