Owner of Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for first time

Owner of Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for first time

The owner of a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed and killed 232 people this month said it had filtration problems for decades and had been repeatedly fixed with plasterboard

The worst disaster in the recent history of the Caribbean country, the collapse of the Jet Set's dues could be due, according to the owner's manager, to water infiltration and lack of control by the authorities.

The collapse of a discotheque in the Dominican Republic: water infiltration problems "never" controlled

Work of www.laverdad.com Antonio Espaillat, owner of the Jet Set, in the Dominican Republic, confirmed this Wednesday April 23 that, in 30 years of administration, “the roof was never examined nor the impact of the leaks was evaluated” of the discotheque. “For me it is very difficult. I myself could not see the roof. What we saw [...] The entry Dominican Republic: Owner of the Jet Set reveals that in 30 years “the roof was never examined” #23Apr…

The roof of the Jet Set entertainment center that collapsed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, always had problems, said businessman Antonio Espaillat, who indicated that he is still waiting for the result of official assessments to determine what happened.

By: Ling Almanzar Now, fifteen days later, businessman Antonio Espaillat spoke extensively about the nightmare in the Jet Set. He did so in an interview with the program El Día, where he said that they never made changes to the old structure that housed the collapsed Jet Set. This album moved in 1994 to the premises of the disappeared cinema El Portal. And since then, in the last 30 years, the structure remained intact, with artificial retouchin…