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Two months after the 8 April 2025 collapse of the roof of the very popular tropical music JetSet Club, the government designated Onesvie (The National Office for Seismic Assessment and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings) sent its report on the happening and possible causes to the Attorney General Office that is carrying out the investigations in the case. At least 236 persons who that evening were attending a Rubby Perez merengue concert are reported dead in the tragedy.

Parallel to this development, the lawyer for Gregory Adames, the company operations man at the JetSet Club, says his client had warned the owner of the club, Antonio Espaillat about the roof problems and urged the shutdown of the show that night.

The alert came after a slab of roof had collapsed injuring frequent customer Remberto Duran, who survived, but today mourns the life of...

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