Over 100 dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub

The decease toll continues to emergence amid an ongoing hunt and rescue effort aft the extortion of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert.

At slightest 124 radical were killed and different 155 injured successful the extortion illness astatine the Jet Set nightclub, located successful the superior of Santo Domingo, according to nationalist police.

The incidental happened astatine 12:34 a.m. Tuesday, during a performance by the Dominican merengue vocalist Rubby Pérez, according to the police. The extortion collapsed wrong seconds, constabulary said.

Specialized method teams were progressive passim Wednesday morning, with dense machinery employed for debris removal, officials said.

"We profoundly regret the calamity that occurred astatine the Jet Set nightclub," Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader said successful a station connected societal media. "We person been pursuing the incidental infinitesimal by infinitesimal since it occurred. All alleviation agencies person provided the indispensable assistance and are moving tirelessly successful the rescue efforts. Our prayers are with the affected families."

Pérez, 69, a renowned vocalist successful the country, was recovered dormant successful the collapsed club, according to the Dominican Republic's National Police.

A tribute posted to his Instagram relationship said Pérez's euphony and bequest "will unrecorded everlastingly successful our hearts."

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The deceased besides included erstwhile MLB subordinate Octavio Dotel, 51, according to the Dominican Republic's curate of interior and police, Faride Raful.

Dotel was pulled from the rubble by rescue crews but died successful an ambulance portion en way to a hospital, according to Col. Randolfo Rijo Gomez, caput of the country's 911 exigency services.

The Dominican pitcher played for 13 MLB teams, including the Mets, which held a infinitesimal of soundlessness for Dotel earlier their crippled connected Tuesday.

"We mourn the passing of Octavio Dotel," the Mets said successful a societal media post. "Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the calamity successful the Dominican Republic."

Dotel was portion of a combined no-hitter against the Yankees successful June 2003, a squad helium would play for 3 years later.

Another erstwhile MLB player, 44-year-old Tony Blanco, was besides killed successful the extortion collapse, according to the Dominican Republic Ministry of Sports and Recreation. The Dominican shot subordinate played for the Washington Nationals arsenic good arsenic professionally successful Japan and the Dominican Republic.

"His bequest volition unrecorded connected successful the past of nationalist baseball," the ministry said successful a connection connected societal media. "We stock successful their grief with their family, friends, and colleagues, and we connection our prayers for their eternal rest."

Montecristi Gov. Nelsy Milagros Cruz Martinez was besides among those killed, according to nationalist constabulary and Abinader's office. She was the sister of erstwhile MLB prima Nelson Cruz, who shared a connection from the Cruz Martinez household connected societal media that said her "legacy of work and emotion for others volition unrecorded everlastingly successful our hearts."

"Major League Baseball is profoundly saddened by the passings of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, Nelsy Cruz, and each the victims of past night's calamity successful Santo Domingo," MLB Commissioner of Baseball Robert Manfred Jr. said successful a connection connected Tuesday. "We nonstop our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of each those who person been affected and to our workfellow Nelson and his full family. The transportation betwixt shot and the Dominican Republic runs deep, and we are reasoning of each the Dominican players and fans crossed the crippled today."

At slightest 1 U.S. national was among those killed, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. U.S. lawful imperishable residents besides died successful the collapse, according to Rubio, who did not specify however many

"Our hearts spell retired to the families and loved ones affected by this devastating event," helium said successful a station connected X connected Wednesday. "The U.S. stands acceptable to enactment our Dominican allies amid this hard time."

Many families gathered astatine the country looking for their loved ones who were wrong the club, according to DJ Shakirax, who was astatine the nightclub and shared videos from the country connected Tuesday.

An probe into the origin of the illness is underway, constabulary said.

There was a occurrence successful 2023 that damaged portion of the nightclub, authorities said.

ABC News' Aicha El Hammar Castano and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.

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