President Luis Abinader early on designated highly respected engineer Leonardo Reyes Madera to lead the investigations of the collapse of the roof of the JetSet Club. Reyes Madera is the director of the National Office for Seismic and Structure Vulnerability (Onesvie).
Amid concerns in the general public that the “clean up” of the site would have swept away the evidence of what caused the tragedy, Reyes Madera said the evidence was taken to the Feria Ganadera site as investigations into what caused the apparent structural failure at the city night club advance.
At present, the materials are being analyzed by a team of local and international experts as part of the forensic report on the building. This report will be key in identifying and clarifying the possible causes of the tragedy, in accordance with the protocols established by the relevant authorities.
Preliminary reports mention as possible causes the heavy weight of the lighting rigs, sound equipment, water tanks, power plant and air conditioning compressors. The structure had originally opened as a movie house and as of 1973 was converted into the iconic night club, best known for its Monday night live concerts.
The story is being covered by local and international media. Even the New York Times speculated on the possible causes.
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What could have caused the collapse
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