Former MLB Participant Trapped in Dominican Republic Evening Membership Collapse

A former Main League Baseball pitcher is reportedly trapped within the Dominican Republic evening membership that collapsed on Tuesday, April 8, killing at the least 18 individuals. Two different former MLB gamers had been additionally on the membership however are secure.

Former Houston Astros pitcher Octavio Dotel, who spent 15 seasons within the MLB, is alive, however caught within the rubble, USA At present reported.

In keeping with La Nación, Henry Blanco, who performed for the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Esteban Germán, who performed for the Kansas Metropolis Royals and the Oakland Athletics, had been additionally on the membership that evening, however left earlier than the collapse.

The tragedy occurred round 1 a.m., when well-liked merengue artist Rubby Pérez was performing on the Jet Set evening membership in Santo Domingo, as seen in movies shared on X and an interview with Pérez’s supervisor on the scene.

Among the many deceased is Nelsy Cruz, sister of former MLB star Nelson Cruz, based on Time.

It was not instantly clear what led to the roof collapse.

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Director of the Middle of Emergency Operations Juan Manuel Méndez mentioned his crews are nonetheless trying to find attainable survivors. “We presume that a lot of them are nonetheless alive, and that’s the reason the authorities right here is not going to hand over till not a single individual stays underneath that rubble,” he mentioned, per USA At present and Time.

The Nationwide Police Dominican Republic confirmed in an Instagram replace that 18 individuals had died within the incident, whereas 121 individuals have been taken to the hospital.

“In the course of the press convention, it was reported that to date 121 transfers have been made to completely different hospital facilities within the Nationwide District and sadly it’s confirmed that 18 individuals have died because of the collapse on the Jet Set leisure middle,” police mentioned within the caption of the submit.

“Authorities preserve inter-agency coordination and proceed to work intensively in search, rescue and well being care, making certain transparency within the info supplied to members of the family and residents,” police mentioned.