Fox News: At least 18 dead, 120 injured in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

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At least 18 dead, 120 injured in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

A roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic killed 18 and injured 120. Rescue teams are searching for survivors, while the cause remains under investigation....                        ...                        ...                            ...At least 18 people died and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginearly Tuesday, authorities said.......Crews were searching for You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations......."We presume that many of them are still alive, and that is why the authorities here will not give up until not a single person remains under that rubble," he said.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Nelsy Cruz, the governor of Montecristi, was among the victims. Meanwhile, the injured include merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who was performing when the roof collapsed, officials said.......His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group's saxophonist......."It happened so quickly. I managed to throw myself into a corner," he said, adding that he initially thought it was an earthquake.......President Luis Abinader wrote on X that all rescue agencies are "working tirelessly" to help those affected......."We deeply regret the tragedy that occurred at the Jet Set nightclub. We have been following the incident minute by minute since it occurred," he wrote.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginand hugged those looking for friends and family, some with tears streaming down their faces. He did not speak to reporters.......An official with a megaphone stood outside the club imploring the large crowd that had gathered to search for friends and relatives to give ambulances space......."You have to cooperate with authorities, please," he said. "We are removing people."......At one hospital where the injured were taken, an official stood outside reading aloud the names of survivors as a crowd gathered around her and yelled out the names of their loved ones.......It wasn't immediately clear what caused the roof to collapse....

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