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Leonardo de Jesus Reyes Madera of the National Office for Seismic Assessment and Infrastructure and Building Vulnerabilities (Onesvie) said that the final technical report prepared by his office on the collapse of the roof of the JetSet Club in Santo Domingo would be made available this week. During an interview on Esta Noche con Mariasela, he said the conclusions in the final report are the same as in the preliminary report that was released in June 2025. The preliminary report had revealed that the overload of the roof had caused the 8 April 2025 tragedy. At least 236 persons died in the tragedy.
The final report includes the technical simulation that recreates the collapse.
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). The three...
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