A professional soccer player dies while helping to evacuate the club fire...memory as a hero
Mar 17, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail, 59 people have been killed and 155 injured so far in the early hours of the 16th (local time) when a fire broke out during a hip-hop performance at a nightclub 'Club Pulse in the village of Kochani, North Macedonia. Some of the injured are in critical condition, so the death toll is expected to rise further.
Meanwhile, Andrei Lazarov (25) of FC Shukupi, a Macedonian first division football club, reportedly lost his life while helping others evacuate.
FC Shukupi club announces on social media that `deeply saddened, our soccer player Andrei Lazarov is one of the victims of the tragic fire in Kochani. Heroic Lazarov lost his life trying to help others escape the flames""His courage and humanity shown at the last moment will be remembered forever." he said.
Also "It's only been six months since Lazarov became part of the team, but his name will remain unsealed forever as part of our team. The memory of him will always remain unforgettable in our hearts" expressed his condolences.
Lazarov is a former Macedonian youth international who joined Shukupi in September last year after more than a year of playing in Croatia.
Meanwhile, the fire broke out at around 3 a.m. that day. Locally, it is estimated that the fire broke out when a spark from a flame device used for lighting effects during the performance was transferred to the ceiling.
On this day, a performance by the local popular hip-hop duo DNK was held at Club Pulse. 1,000 to 1,500 people flocked to see the performance.
North Macedonia's Interior Ministry is investigating 15 officials, saying an initial investigation revealed that the nightclub was operated without proper permission.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
