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 engineers.
Maximo Jose Corominas is the son of engineer Rafael Corominas Pepin, regarded as the father of seismic preventive engineering in the Dominican Republic.
The report establishes that the edifice was originally built in 1973 to house a movie house. The report mentions changes to the building for its operation as a nightclub. The report points to excessive loads exceeding the structural capacity of the roof’s support elements as the primary cause. The weight placed upon the collapsed roof far surpassed the safety thresholds designed to ensure its stability. This overload ultimately compromised the structural integrity of the components responsible for maintaining the roof’s security, leading to its failure.
The preliminary report was delivered to the National Office for Seismic Assessment and Infrastructure and Building Vulnerabilities (Onesvie) and the Attorney General Prosecution Department. The document was received by adjunct prosecutor Wilson Camacho on 11 June 2025.
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17 June 2025