{"id":2421723,"date":"2025-04-09T15:52:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/packed-club-collapses-during-concert-former-mlb-player-among-the-124-people-killed\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:55:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:55:45","slug":"packed-club-collapses-during-concert-former-mlb-player-among-the-124-people-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/packed-club-collapses-during-concert-former-mlb-player-among-the-124-people-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Packed Club Collapses During Concert &#8211; Former MLB Player Among the 124 People Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpacked-club-collapses-during-concert-former-mlb-player-among-the-124-people-killed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> at the iconic Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where a roof collapse during a merengue concert resulted in at least 124 deaths adn many injuries. The collapse happened when the venue was packed wiht musicians, athletes, and government officials, leaving many attendees trapped under the rubble. <\/p>\n<p>Since the disaster on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-expects-surfside-mayor-to-make-tower-evacuation-decision-soon\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis expects Surfside mayor to make tower evacuation decision soon\">rescue operations<\/a> have been ongoing, with authorities rescuing 145 survivors and searching for additional victims.The distress of families waiting for news about their loved ones has led to heightened emotions and calls for clarity from officials, who have only identified a portion of the deceased. Among the victims was merengue singer Rubby P\u00e9rez and several notable figures from various professions, including sports and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">roof collapse remains unclear<\/a>, and there are questions about the club\u2019s maintenance and safety inspections. The incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-descend-into-twitter-war-with-amazon\/\" title=\"Democrats Descend into Twitter War With Amazon\">drawn national attention<\/a>,leading to offers of assistance from rescue teams from Puerto Rico and Israel. The mayor of Santo Domingo recognized acts of kindness from community members assisting in the search and supporting affected families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A crowd of people grew increasingly agitated Wednesday as they waited at the Dominican Republic&rsquo;s forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing a day after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub, killing at least 124 people and injuring hundreds more.<\/p>\n<p>National Institute of Forensic Pathology officials read the names of 54 people they have identified so far.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot wait until nighttime!&rdquo; said one woman who was waiting for news of a relative whose name she did not hear. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to go crazy!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Officials called for calm, saying they have already delivered 28 bodies to their families but do not yet have a tally of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/updates-horror-dc-black-hawk-helicopter-passenger-jet-collide-bodies-potomac-prayer-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bodies<\/a> recovered. Officials said more than 250 people were hurt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The authorities are selling us false dreams!&rdquo; cried out Jos&eacute; S&aacute;nchez, whose brother and brother-in-law were still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/missing-teen-girl-found-months-later-balding-middle-aged-man-dad-says-brainwashed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The legendary Jet Set club in Santo Domingo was packed with musicians, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-issues-warning-south-american-gangs-terrorize-professional-athletes-using-elaborate-schemes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">professional athletes<\/a>, and government officials when dust began falling from the ceiling and into people&rsquo;s drinks early Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes later, the entire roof collapsed. Concrete slabs killed some instantly and trapped dozens of others on a dance floor where hundreds had been dancing to a lively merengue concert.<\/p>\n<p>In the minutes that followed, the country&rsquo;s 911 system received more than 100 calls, many from people buried under rubble.<\/p>\n<p>The victims include merengue icon Rubby P&eacute;rez, who had been singing to the crowd before disaster struck. His body was found early Wednesday, said emergency operations director Juan Manuel M&eacute;ndez.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue crews were still searching for survivors more than 24 hours after the collapse. Officials said Wednesday they had rescued 145 survivors from the wreckage of the nightclub.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As long as they report that there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/25-year-old-missing-person-case-solved-nonverbal-man-brought-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missing person<\/a>, we will be here,&rdquo; M&eacute;ndez said.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue crews from Puerto Rico and Israel arrived Wednesday to help with the search. Officials said crews used sonar to detect what could be one person still breathing under the rubble.<\/p>\n<p>Santo Domingo Mayor Carolina Mej&iacute;a praised what she said were acts of love, including one Dominican who was handing out coffee to those at the scene and a man on vacation from Costa Rica who joined the search because he&rsquo;s part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-sister-says-hiker-still-missing-grand-canyon-flash-flood-amid-intrepid-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rescue crew<\/a> back home.<\/p>\n<p>So far, only a few dozen people have been identified in one of the worst disasters to hit the Dominican Republic. Local media reported that those who died include a cardiologist, a government architect, a retired police officer and the brother of the vice minister of the Ministry of Youth.<\/p>\n<p>Also killed were MLB pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/octavio-dotel-roof-collapse-1767bf86363cfc99d487a4316f5bca7a\">Octavio Dotel<\/a> and Dominican player Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera, Satosky Terrero, spokesperson for the country&rsquo;s Professional Baseball League, told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Nelsy Cruz, the governor of the northwestern province of Montecristi and sister of seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star Nelson Cruz, alerted President Luis Abinader about the disaster. She called him from underneath the rubble but later died at a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims include saxophonist Luis Sol&iacute;s, who was playing onstage when the roof fell; New York-based fashion designer Mart&iacute;n Polanco; several Venezuelan bartenders; and an Army captain who left behind four young girls. Grupo Popular, a financial services company, said three of its employees also died, including the president of AFP Popular Bank and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Countless more remain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-intervenes-murder-unidentified-man-tennessee-staged-bear-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unidentified<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&rsquo;t immediately clear what caused the roof to collapse, or when the Jet Set building was last inspected.<\/p>\n<p>The club issued a statement saying it was cooperating with authorities. A spokesperson for the family that owns the club told The Associated Press that she passed along questions about potential inspections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Officials from the National Institute of Forensic Pathology announced the identification of 54 individuals so far. One woman, anxiously waiting for news about her relative, exclaimed, &#8220;We can&#8217;t wait until night! We&#8217;re going to lose our minds!&#8221; Authorities urged calm, noting that they had already returned 28 bodies to families but did not have a complete count of all recovered remains. More than 250 people were reported injured. Jos&eacute; S&aacute;nchez lamented that &#8220;the authorities are giving us false hopes,&#8221; as he searched for his missing brother and brother-in-law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2421724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bd58e833b1534b38a27b0c1444535a04.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8151,15360,7865,4133,13242],"class_list":["post-2421723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-accident","tag-baseball","tag-concert","tag-news","tag-tragedy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bd58e833b1534b38a27b0c1444535a04.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421723"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421727,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421723\/revisions\/2421727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}