{"id":320100,"date":"2025-04-09T09:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dominican-republic-nightclub-tragedy-death-toll-rises-to-113"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:53:59","slug":"dominican-republic-nightclub-tragedy-death-toll-rises-to-113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dominican-republic-nightclub-tragedy-death-toll-rises-to-113","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic Nightclub Tragedy Dying Toll Rises to 113"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" readability=\"9\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Dominican Republic<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Death Toll From Nightclub Tragedy Rises \u2026<\/span><br \/><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">113 Dead, Including Musician Rubby P\u00e9rez<\/span><br \/><\/h2>\n<p>\n      Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-09T06:49:10-07:00\">April 9, 2025 6:49 AM PDT<\/time><br \/><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>Updated <time datetime=\"2025-04-09T07:24:26-07:00\">April 9, 2025 7:24 AM PDT<\/time>\n         <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"56.0163934426\">\n<section id=\"cb-c9d7ecd2904deb4330547252c05ec7fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-efd36879-0e58-49ab-abf1-a6ccc2b783a5-1327022737-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-efd36879-0e58-49ab-abf1-a6ccc2b783a5-1327022737-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/>\n     <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"director of the D.R.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dominican-Republic-Nightclub-Roof-Collapses-Killing-18-Caught-on-Camera.jpg\" alt=\"040825_roof_collapse-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-10bd49ff1db2b3bdad7730199be41776\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>The death toll from the nightclub rooftop collapse tragedy in the Dominican Republic is on the rise \u2026 with more than 100 people now reported dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bac4851589c7447ca1ac9d7f4dd5b693\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>General <strong>Juan Manuel M\u00e9ndez <\/strong>\u2014 director of the D.R.\u2019s emergency operations center \u2014 says at least 113 people were killed and another 155 were injured when the roof collapsed at the Jet Set nightclub. Merengue musician <strong>Rubby P\u00e9rez <\/strong>was among the dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-350fe97a1fb4c26dc1eb9a711b6d4bd2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n  <a id=\"gallery-link-85daed2f-a1b0-4385-bab0-2763f5b537ca\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2025\/04\/09\/roof-collapsed-at-jet-set-club-in-dominican-republic-aftermath-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:85daed2f-a1b0-4385-bab0-2763f5b537ca\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:976e866e-9008-409e-bab3-65a17b6ee39f\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dominican-Republic-Nightclub-Tragedy-Death-Toll-Rises-to-113.jpg\" alt=\"The Aftermath Of The Roof Collapse At Jet Set Club In Dominican Republic\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d6f61cd3b3be66578f733ab80e5a9439\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>National police are still conducting a search-and-rescue operation at the venue, located in the country\u2019s capital city, Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-77ccf3719bbe6a499aed0995d2c3a66d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Photos from the aftermath of the incident show rescue workers picking their way through the husk of the nightclub \u2026 pulling bodies from the disaster area.<\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode (middle, 1) --><center\/><!-- \/adman_adcode (middle) --><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-424e6a031a0cd30de7ae57cdb7822a7f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d97a40bdea869ce89301f2746ae85985\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>As you know \u2026 the shocking moment was caught on camera \u2014 with fans vibing to merengue star Rubby P\u00e9rez before the roof comes down, causing all the camera footage to go completely black.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-94bfe7be555eab5f3fd2ef78e9dffa3e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37\">\n<p>Rubby, 69, was pulled from the rubble, and he was later confirmed dead\u2026 15-year former MLB veteran <strong>Octavio Dotel<\/strong> and Monte Cristi governor <strong>Nelsy Cruz<\/strong> also died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-158fb44b66a7f7922a8e04e77b4abea1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-image-block--aside \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/92892abc-abf8-489d-b6b1-f8ea0bab1984\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1744162828_594_Ty-Dolla-ign-Says-His-Coachella-Set-Will-Be-as-Big-as-Beyonc\u00e9039s.jpg\" alt=\"Menendez Brothers Prison Interview INLINE-hulu\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\"\/><br \/><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4f69a5901c6d4b5d37a9292eb3deac42\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Dominican Republic President <strong>Luis Abinader <\/strong>also appeared at the site \u2026 offering prayers to the affected families and adding his administration was staying updated on rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/dominican-republic-nightclub-tragedy-death-toll-rises-to-113\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominican RepublicDeath Toll From Nightclub Tragedy Rises \u2026113 Dead, Including Musician Rubby P\u00e9rez Published April 9, 2025 6:49 AM PDT|Updated April 9, 2025 7:24 AM 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