At least 13 people are dead after the roof of a Santo Domingo nightclub collapsed early Tuesday morning, according to local Dominican Republic police.
It’s not clear what caused the roof of the Jet Set nightclub, a renowned club in the National District, to collapse.
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The incident unfolded during a performance by merengue singer Rubby Perez, local media reported.
Dominican Republic National Police said there were 93 ambulance transfers to different hospitals and search and rescue efforts are underway in the collapse area.
“We are still working, searching for people in the rubble. We presume that many of them are still alive, that’s why the authorities here with their teams will not stop until we find the last person in that rubble,” said Juan Manuel Mendez, the nation’s Director of Emergency Management Operations, said in an update on Instagram.
“Our city wakes up to a terrible tragedy that occurred at the Jet Set nightclub. My deepest sympathy goes out to the families still waiting for news of their loved ones,” Santo Domingo Mayor Carolina Mejía de Garrigó wrote on X Tuesday morning.
She said that the city’s national disaster response committee is active.
Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
Natalie Obregon is a producer for NBC News in Miami, Florida.
