Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel also died in the collapse, the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League confirmed in a statement. Dotel played for more than a dozen ...

The Jet Set Club was once a bustling center for nightlife. The collapse turned the cultural jewel into a wreckage site, with more than 300 firefighters scouring the rubble and giant cranes ...

Moments later, pendant lights suspended from the ceiling start to collapse, along with the entire roof overhead. Screams and crashing sounds can be heard for a few seconds before the video goes dark.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the Santo Domingo roof collapse for Tuesday, April 8. For the latest news on the Jet Set roof collapse, visit USA TODAY's story for Wednesday ...

Heavy machinery and drones were part of a large search and rescue operation at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, the capital. By Frances Robles and Hogla Enecia Pérez Hogla Enecia Pérez ...

He was 51. Dotel was reportedly one of at least 58 people who died as a result of a nightclub collapse in the Dominican Republic, a spokesman for the country's sports ministry confirmed to USA Today.

Former major league reliever Octavio Dotel was among those who died Tuesday, April 8, in the aftermath of a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic. As a rookie with the New York Mets ...