Owner of Dominican Club Where Roof Collapsed Killing 236 Is Arrested Along with His Sister

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On Thursday morning, a Dominican court imposed an economic guarantee, an impediment to leaving the country and a periodic presentation to the Attorney General’s Office of the capital to the brothers Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, owners of the Jet Set discotheque whose roof collapsed on April 8th and caused 236 deaths and more than 180 injuries. The decision of the Office of Judicial Services of Permanent Care of the National District occurred a…

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By Jessica Hasbun, CNN en Español The April 8 collapse of the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic, which left more than 230 dead and at least 180 injured, was the result of a series of reckless structural decisions, unauthorized interventions, a progressive accumulation of weight on the roof, and poor or nonexistent maintenance, according to the preliminary technical report from a commission of civil engineers and the request…

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“Don: there is an important issue to be reviewed at the discotheque. Plafons are breaking, it’s that he’s shutting down (sic) piece of the roof and it’s dangerous that’s good since aya (sic) the chance to check the whole roof.” This is the message that G. A., one of the workers of the Dominican disco Jet Set, sent to its owner, Antonio Espaillat, on April 7 at 14.23. Eight hours later, the store opened the doors to hundreds of fans of Rubby Pére…