Former baseball player Tony Blanco also died. Very sad
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Jet Set Disaster
Don't anybody dare to thank the People involved in rescuing the injured and dig out the Dead under the rubble.
Garbage turning over Garbage !!!!! There are already hundreds of videos circulating from inside the location, taken during the "rescue mission".
Videos than could have been taken only by firefighters or other rescue personal. Videos that have been taken a long long time ago after this location was sealed off completely. Images of Dead Body's on top of people buried alive etc. Before i would investigate the owner or the Contractor of this Building, i would hunt down these animals and have them executed. How low you have to be that you dare to take this images and and publish them while you have the task of saving lives.
Garbage turning over Garbage !!!!! There are already hundreds of videos circulating from inside the location, taken during the "rescue mission".
Videos than could have been taken only by firefighters or other rescue personal. Videos that have been taken a long long time ago after this location was sealed off completely. Images of Dead Body's on top of people buried alive etc. Before i would investigate the owner or the Contractor of this Building, i would hunt down these animals and have them executed. How low you have to be that you dare to take this images and and publish them while you have the task of saving lives.
There are couple of news reporters telling people via their Instagram accounts to please remember the families of the victims and not to publish any photos. And to be careful of the comments. Right now, they (the victims, families, etc) deserve respect.
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Im watching the live news and I believe this will take weeks to find the answers not include cleaning up too. This is a mess
Aw, that's so very kind of him. Considering the clientele, no es mi culpa won't cut it this time. Perhaps the passports of the owner(s) and contractors responsible for the modifications made to the structure should be suspended for the time being.
Maybe slow down on giving us the death toll, just for a bit.
Usually he is there on Mondays when someone well known is singing, in this case Rubby Pérez. The only times he isn’t there is when he has to travel out of the country as it was this time.
Renowned victims so far:
- Eduardo Grullón, AFP Popular president (still missing)
- Alexandra Grullón, married with Guarionex Estrella, son of former senator Eduardo Estrella (still missing)
Banco Popular made an statement (without mentioning them) about it
Confirmed deaths:
- Rubby Perez, the main artist
- Martin Polanco, fashion designer
- Octavio Dotel, World Series champion
- Tony Blanco, Chunichi Dragons MVP
- Nelsy Cruz, Governor of Montecristi and sister of MLB player Nelson Cruz
- Felito Music, famous radio host and DJ
Injured:
- Carlos Gil, deputy for Bani, out of ICU
Full death list confirmed (only from public hospitals)
Instituto de Patología Forense identifica a 32 fallecidos en discoteca Jet Set
El COE informó que el número de fallecidos asciende a 44 personas
www.diariolibre.com
Full injured list:
His daughter was also saying to the press that he was found alive. She was probably repeating what was said to here at the scene.After saying he was rescued early today, they now say it is not true ☹️
Autoridades afirman Rubby Pérez no está entre las personas que han sido rescatadas de los escombros en Jet Set - Noticias SIN
“La información que tenemos sobre Rubby es que él estaba en la tarima cuando sucedió el colapso. En las tarimas hay una viga bien grande que se moverán con las grúas y específicamente en eso estamos, entendemos que si se quedó ahí está debajo de los escombros”, dijo Herasme.noticiassin.com
Later she was confirmed that he died in the rubble and she fainted.
As did former pitcher Octavio Dotel who holds the record for most MLB teams played for;
As tragic as this event was it hopefully serves a purpose.
There is construction going on everywhere in DR, be it new structures or remodels. And the majority are not supervised by qualified engineers.
It seems certain the roof was not designed to span the nightclub with the loads it carried or the construction was so poor that it didn't follow normal standards.
Maybe the DR will actually require engineers to inspect construction not just 'maestros' who have little structural knowledge.
There is construction going on everywhere in DR, be it new structures or remodels. And the majority are not supervised by qualified engineers.
It seems certain the roof was not designed to span the nightclub with the loads it carried or the construction was so poor that it didn't follow normal standards.
Maybe the DR will actually require engineers to inspect construction not just 'maestros' who have little structural knowledge.
Looks like the owner was already in Nevada (according to social media). The 'history' of the building posted in a certain social media website is alarming so I won't repeat it here. The number of deaths has also climbed a lot, I won't go into details respecting keepcoming's request. @CristoRey your prediction has sadly come true 
Guarionex Estrella, son of Eduardo Estrella has been confirmed to be among the victims. Source : https://hoy.com.do/tragedia-del-jet-set-confirman-muerte-del-hijo-de-eduardo-estrella/
Same page has a announcement from Grupo Popular :
I do not know the victims but I will pray for their families and loved ones they left behind. Nobody deserves this, regardless of being rich or poor. 🙏
Guarionex Estrella, son of Eduardo Estrella has been confirmed to be among the victims. Source : https://hoy.com.do/tragedia-del-jet-set-confirman-muerte-del-hijo-de-eduardo-estrella/
Same page has a announcement from Grupo Popular :
I do not know the victims but I will pray for their families and loved ones they left behind. Nobody deserves this, regardless of being rich or poor. 🙏
I've stopped commenting on the whole ordeal. The reporting has been all over the place, even by govt. officials.
I will say it's clear a lot of the DR's elite were affected by the tragedy.
I will say it's clear a lot of the DR's elite were affected by the tragedy.
Post #7 and #8 note that’s the internal structure of the building was changed and it experienced a fire in 2023. The removal of internal structural pillars and the weakening of concrete blocks and mortar by exposure to fires would have seriously compromised the structural integrity of the building. Basically creating a time bomb waiting to go off.
It will be interesting to see if the investigation points the finger at those two possible causes. I doubt if they will come up with one specific cause. One thing for sure, the DR media will remain in hyperdrive because of the loss of the high profile citizens and the high total number of deaths. This is not going away quickly. All media outlets in Canada are still covering the disaster.
Chico, your suggestion is a good one, but it will cost more money and time to correct problems found by engineers during the construction phases. Contractors don’t like spending extra money and time and we know there are standards but not all contractors adhere to them. I don’t think the change you suggest would be implemented.
One thing I would question is, given that the DR is situated in an earthquake zone, was the building constructed to cope with quakes? I know a quake didn’t occur when it collapsed but even small tremors over time would weaken the structure to the point where collapse was inevitable. Especially if internal support structures were removed to create a more open space.