The budget of the victims of the collapse of the roof is worse in a disco in Santo Domingo: they are 98the rescuers report. About 150 injured. At the time of the disaster, according to local media, there were about 500-1.00 people inside. The capacity of the restaurant is 700 people sitting and about a thousand standing.
The disaster took place at 00:44 local time During a concert by the popular merengue singer Rubby Perez, 69 years old, which local media counted among the dead even if there are no official confirmations. More than 370 rescuers with 150 ambulances are digging tirelessly in the rubble. From above you can see the structure of the ‘jet set’ with the hole left by the collapsed roof. A construction site crane has contributed to the removal of the blocks. The last balance is 155 injured. Dozens of people crowded around the disco, as well as outside the hospitals and the morgue, to seek news of the relatives.
The authorities have set up stations for blood transfusions. President Luis Abinader visited the disaster area and decreed Three days of mourning. It is one of the largest tragedies in the country.
In 2023, 38 people had died in an explosion in San Cristòbalhalf an hour’s car from Santo Domingo. Two decades earlier, In 2005, 136 prisoners of a prison in Higuey (East) lost their lives in a fire. ‘Jet Set’ said in a statement to collaborate “total and transparently” with the authorities to “clarify what happened”.
The SIN channel reported that there were 267 reservations that evening, some with a maximum of 10 people. Perez was singing in the context of a show called “Lung de jet set”, which presents weekly local and international bands. “I thought it was an earthquake, so I threw myself on the ground, I covered my head.” “Deivis Alberto told journalists, who identified himself as the manager of the singer.” One of our saxophonists died, we tried to go to the area where Rubby was but the debris were too big, “he said. Among the deceased are the governor of the province of Monte Cristi, in theSy Cruz and the former players of the Major League Baseball Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco.