In a message on the social media platform X, Prime Minister Edi Rama extended condolences to the victim’s families and to the government of North Macedonia.

“With a deep sense of sorrow, I extend my condolences to the brothers and sisters of North Macedonia for the great tragedy in Kočani. I am lost for words and I pray for speedy recovery of the injured and for the families of the victims to find the strength to endure their unimaginable loss. I also extend my condolences to Prime Minister Mickovski and the authorities in our neighboring country on behalf of Albania and the Albanian people, expressing our readiness to help in any way needed,” PM Rama said in his message.

Albanian President Bajram Begaj also expressed his condolences to the families of victims and all the people of North Macedonia.

“Deeply shocked by the tragic fire in a Kočani nightclub, North Macedonia. My heartfelt condolences go to the families who lost their loved ones and to all the people of North Macedonia,” Begaj said in a post on X.

At least 51 people died after a fire broke out inside a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday in the small town of Kočani, around 100 km east of North Macedonia’s capital Skopje, during a concert by a renowned local music band.

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