13 lifeless, over 90 hospitalized after roof of Dominican Republic membership collapses

A minimum of 13 persons are lifeless after the roof of a Santo Domingo nightclub collapsed early Tuesday morning, based on native Dominican Republic police.

It’s not clear what induced the roof of the Jet Set nightclub, a famend membership within the Nationwide District, to break down.

The incident unfolded throughout a efficiency by merengue singer Rubby Perez, native media reported.  

Dominican Republic Nationwide Police reported that 93 folks had been transferred to completely different hospitals and search and rescue efforts are underway within the collapse space. 

“Our metropolis wakes as much as a horrible tragedy that occurred on the Jet Set nightclub. My deepest sympathy goes out to the households nonetheless ready for information of their family members,” Santo Domingo Mayor Carolina Mejía de Garrigó wrote on X Tuesday morning. 

She stated that the town’s nationwide catastrophe response committee is energetic.