Tag: fire
Macedonia 22.12.21 | 10:19

The barracks of PE “Streets and Roads” completely destroyed in a fire that started from a parked car

Fire broke out in the barracks of PE “Streets and Roads”, behind the shopping center Bunjakovec in the center of Skopje, which started from a parked car that exploded, the director of the enterprise Boris Nastov told “Sakam da kazam”. Unfortunately, the fire spread through all...

Macedonia 22.12.21 | 09:50

The “Mercedes” of the President of the Economic Chamber of Energy Gjorgji Manaskov burnt down in 3 minutes

The vehicle used by the President of the Economic Chamber of Energy, Gjorgji Manaskov, exploded and completely burnt down. The vehicle turned to ashes in three minutes, and fortunately no one was injured. This information along with photos from the completely burnt vehicle was published on the Facebook...

Macedonia 14.12.21 | 12:59

Investigation into the Besa bus disaster is almost complete

Bulgarian official Borislav Sarafov said that the investigation into the deadly Besa bus disaster that happened three weeks ago is almost finished. The officials are still waiting for several forensics reports to be completed, including the crucial report from fire experts. 43 passengers and two drivers...

Macedonia 28.11.21 | 19:23

“Deeply ingrained corruption is behind the Besa bus disaster”

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski demanded answers from the Government on the Besa bus disaster that claimed 45 lives on Tuesday morning. Mickoski asked how is it possible that the bus that was used for a trip to Istanbul left the country 135 times even though it was not registered for international...

Macedonia 24.11.21 | 17:24

Fire destroys Pelister lodge used by hikers

A lodge used by mountain climbers in Pelister, over Bitola, was destroyed in a fire. It is still not clear when the accident happened. Hikers shared pictures of the destroyed “Hunters’ Lodge” today. It provided shelter in a section of the hiking trails at a height of almost 2,000 meters. Bitola...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 09:12

The bus that caught fire in Bulgaria carrying young people coming back from excursion is registered to “Besa Trans”

The bus that caught fire in Bulgaria early on Tuesday, in which at least 46 people were killed, is registered to “Besa Trans”, a company that organizes travel and shopping tours in Istanbul. According to preliminary information, the bus carried mainly young people coming back from an excursion in...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 08:59

Zaev: Horrific tragedy, victims are mostly young people probably on way back from excursion

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who left for Sofia overnight together with Health Minister Venko Filipce and Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, told MIA that one of the survivors has said a loud explosion was heard prior to the accident that claimed at least 45 lives at a motorway in Bulgaria. I am in contact...

Macedonia 26.10.21 | 20:58

Fire in Skopje’s main park raged for three hours

It took three hours to the Skopje firefighting teams to put out the major fire that engulfed the empty barracks in the Skopje city park that used to house the Misdemeanors Court. Seven vehicles and 20 firefighters had to be deployed. Work was delayed because there were no working fire hydrants near by,...

Macedonia 26.10.21 | 17:49

Major fire in the Skopje city park

A major fire erupted in the Skopje city park, at the site of the former Misdemeanors Court – a complex a wooden barracks near the Philip II stadium, where a lot of construction is currently going on. Smoke was seen rising above the park. At the moment there are no reports of casualties.

Macedonia 05.10.21 | 20:26

Mickoski: We can’t blame some cable or a charger for the Tetovo hospital fire when the Minister and the Deputy Minister are directly responsible

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski rejected the finding of the forensics team that blamed the deadly Tetovo hospital fire on a faulty power extension cord, and carefully avoided laying blame on the structural and organizational defects in the hospital. The fire on September 8th killed 14 patients...

Macedonia 05.10.21 | 17:54

Grubi supports Zaev’s decision that no Government official will assume responsibility for the deadly Tetovo hospital fire

Zaev’s first Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi followed quickly after Zaev’s press conference today and voiced his position that the Deputy Healthcare Minister Ilir Hasani will not be removed for the Tetovo hospital disaster that killed 14 patients and family members, who were burnt alive...

Macedonia 01.10.21 | 18:03

Zaev makes a callous comment about the Tetovo hospital fire

Zoran Zaev made a callous comment when asked about the investigation into the deadly fire at the Tetovo hospital three weeks ago. Life goes on, politicians are campaigning and every day activities continue, Zaev said, echoing a similar earlier statement that “tragedies happen”. His Government...

Macedonia 01.10.21 | 17:08

Tetovo covered in smoke from a burning dump site

The city of Tetovo was covered in dark smoke this afternoon, after a major fire in an unregulated dump site east of the city. Tires and other plastic waste is among the garbage that caught fire. Firefighters worked for an hour and half to put out the fire.

Macedonia 28.09.21 | 20:42

Fire in one of the Vardar galleys

A fire broke out this evening in one of the restaurant galley-boats on the Vardar river in downtown Skopje. The boat, placed near the Holiday Inn hotel, is empty and the city authorities were in the process of removing it. There are no reports of any casualties. The boats were built as part of the Skopje...

Macedonia 28.09.21 | 10:14

Tetovo modular hospital fire raised the alarm, inspections show that there is no fire fighting system in other clinics as well

After the modular hospital in Tetovo burned down on September 8, no details of the investigation could be heard or seen, so the fire raised the alarm of the authorities of other public health institutions. At the beginning of the corona crisis last March, the renovation of surgical clinics began. Although...

Macedonia 24.09.21 | 15:41

In face of obstructions from the Government, VMRO will submit a new proposal for a parliamentary committee that will review the disaster in Tetovo

VMRO-DPMNE will initiate the creation of a parliamentary committee to review the catastrophic fire in Tetovo that killed 14 patients and family members on September 8th, party leader Hristijan Mickoski said. The initial proposal was rejected by the Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi citing a technicality...

Macedonia 24.09.21 | 14:42

SDSM enlists the World Bank in its attempts to focus the blame for the Tetovo fire on the DUI party

Deutsche Welle today carried a statement from unnamed World Bank representatives in Macedonia, claiming that the management of the Covid hospital in Tetovo was under the mandate of the local municipal authorities. This is the second such report in the SDSM aligned news outlet alleging that SDSM’s...

Macedonia 23.09.21 | 11:43

VMRO demands a Parliament committee to investigate the deadly fire in Tetovo

The SDSM group in Parliament is trying to revive its mundane proposal to have shops closed on Sunday as the opposition demands an urgent debate on the catastrophic fire in the Tetovo Covid ward that killed 15 people. SDSM refused to have the debate opened at a Parliament Committee a few days ago, and...

Macedonia 22.09.21 | 23:19

Disappointed citizen sets his SDSM membership card on fire: Zaev personally promised him disability pension, but was left without pension, without job and without health

A resident of the village Orlance in the Municipality of Aracinovo via video told the troubles he went through as a result of false promises from Prime Minister Zaev, but also the mayor of Aracinovo, Milikije Halimi and the president of the SDSM-Aracinovo branch, Agron Halimi. He says that he worked...

Macedonia 22.09.21 | 10:55

SDSM and DUI are using media leaks to accuse each other over the deadly Tetovo hospital fire

Starting yesterday, the SDSM and DUI parties are openly accusing each other over the deadly hospital fire in Tetovo that killed 15 patients and visiting family members. SDSM initiated the exchange when, using a friendly media outlet, accused the local municipal authorities in Tetovo of errors during...

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