The roof of Jet Set, a well-liked nightclub within the Dominican Republic, collapsed early Tuesday morning and killed no less than 124 individuals, CNN experiences.
The lethal collapse occurred within the capital of Santo Domingo earlier than 1am Tuesday throughout a efficiency by widespread merengue artist Rubby Pérez, whose physique was recovered Wednesday morning, in line with emergency companies officers.
Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Emergency Operations Heart, reported that 145 individuals had been rescued alive from the rubble. Nevertheless, the total extent of the disaster stays unclear, with the variety of individuals nonetheless buried unknown. Roughly 300 individuals have been contained in the venue when the roof gave manner.
Video recorded from contained in the membership and shared on social media seems to seize the terrifying second of collapse, exhibiting lights falling from the ceiling seconds earlier than the roof got here down, adopted by screams.
At 12:34 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2025 the roof of the Jet Set Nightclub, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic collapsed.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that no less than one American citizen and several other U.S. residents have been among the many useless. Former Main League Baseball gamers Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco additionally handed, with Dotel—a World Collection Champion in 2011—dying en path to the hospital after being pulled alive from the rubble, in line with Méndez.
The collapse has affected the households of outstanding political figures as effectively. Nelsy Cruz, governor of the Monte Cristi province and relative of MLB All-Star Nelson Cruz, was confirmed useless by Dominican President Luis Abinader. In the meantime, the son of Public Works Minister Eduardo Estrella stays among the many lacking.
Exterior the destroyed nightclub on Wednesday, distraught households gathered, clinging to hope that their family members may nonetheless be discovered alive as rescue staff methodically labored by means of the particles. Of the 124 confirmed fatalities at Jet Set, 33 our bodies have but to be recognized, per CNN.
“We deeply regret the tragedy that occurred at the Jet Set nightclub,” Abinader mentioned in an announcement launched on X. “We have been following the incident minute by minute since it occurred. All relief agencies have provided the necessary assistance and are working tirelessly in the rescue efforts. Our prayers are with the affected families.”
Authorities haven’t but decided what triggered the structural failure on the venue.
