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An overload of the roof of the JetSet Club resulted in its collapse killing at least 236 persons and injuring more than 180 others on 8 April 2025, the technical report is presented by National Office for Seismic Assessment and Infrastructure and Building Vulnerabilities (Onesvie) that was commissioned by President Luis Abinader. 7 Dias publishes a downloadable report issued by the investigative engineering committee.

The preliminary technical report that seeks to explain the first conclusions on the causes of the collapse of the roof of the JetSet Club was presented on 11 June with a final report still pending without an established date. The preliminary report was prepared by Leonardo de Jesus Reyes Madera, and Maximo Jose Corominas Quezada (Presoled SRL) and California-based Eduardo A. Fierro (BFP Engineers) named by the Attorney General Office. The three are forensic...

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