People gathered in North Macedonia on Tuesday (March 18) evening in remembrance of the 59 people who died in a weekend nightclub fire, the deadliest disaster in the Balkan country in recent times.

Officials in North Macedonia are investigating a fire that tore through a nightclub killing 59 people and injuring more than 150, with many crushed in the rush to escape flames suspected to have been sparked by on-stage pyrotechnics.

At least 59 people died and more than 150 were injured in the inferno. The authorities said the venue’s hospitality permit had been issued illegally.