The owner of a Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for the first time

The owner of a Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for the 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.

Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse cause still unknown, owner tells local media

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The owner of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic that was the scene of a fatal roof collapse earlier this month told local media on Wednesday that he had had no warning of a…

Local Dominican community grieves for those killed in nightclub collapse

More than 230 people died in an April 8 roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

Antonio Espaillat, owner of the Jet Set discotheque, stated that the Dominican State never carried out structural inspections in the establishment that collapsed on April 8th, causing 232 deaths. During his first interview after the tragedy, granted to journalist Edith Febles in the program El Día de Telesistema 11, Espaillat explained that they only received reviews from the City Council and the Fire Corps focused on emergency and hygiene exits…

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 or the impact of the leaks was evaluated” of the discotheque. “For me it is very difficult. I could not see the ceiling myself. What we saw were always the plafons. No one ever examined the ceiling. No one ever checked it. There were leaks in the building. When we bought it... i…

He also acknowledged that the ceiling was never examined to verify the real situation despite the leaks, according to his first public intervention after the tragedy.