Thursday, 17 April 2025

Nightclub Roof Collapse K*lls Over A Dozen, Injures Hundreds More

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More than a dozen people passed away after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early on Tuesday.

Nearly 200 others sustained injuries.

“The national police confirmed the death toll and said search and rescue operations are still ongoing at the scene. Dozens remain injured, with emergency teams continuing to search through the debris for survivors. The cause of the collapse has not yet been determined,” Mario Nawfal wrote.

From the Associated Press:

Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at the one-story Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel MĂ©ndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations.

“We presume that many of them are still alive, and that is why the authorities here will not give up until not a single person remains under that rubble,” he said.

Nelsy Cruz, the governor of the northwestern province of Montecristi, was among the victims. Meanwhile, the injured include former Major League baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel, legislator Bray Vargas and merengue singer Rubby PĂ©rez, who was performing when the roof collapsed onto patrons, officials said.

His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group’s saxophonist.

“It happened so quickly. I managed to throw myself into a corner,” he said, adding that he initially thought it was an earthquake.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the roof to collapse.

The Guardian reports:

Nelsy Cruz, the governor of Montecristi, was among the victims. The injured included the merengue singer Rubby PĂ©rez, who was performing when the roof collapsed, officials said.

His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group’s saxophonist.

“It happened so quickly. I managed to throw myself into a corner,” he said, adding that he initially thought it was an earthquake.

President Luis Abinader wrote on X that all rescue agencies were “working tirelessly” to help those affected.

“We deeply regret the tragedy that occurred at the Jet Set nightclub. We have been following the incident minute by minute since it occurred,” he said.

Abinader arrived at the scene and hugged people looking for friends and family, some of them crying. He did not speak to reporters.

An official with a megaphone stood outside the club asking the large crowd that had gathered to search for friends and relatives to make room for ambulances.

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