Celebrities, officials and Dominicans from the U.S. were among the hundreds who went to see a renowned merengue star perform — then a roof collapse killed 221 people.

A roof collapse at a concert in a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has killed at least 221 people, authorities said on Thursday, with recovery efforts set to wrap up as families mourn the dead.

Recovery efforts wrapped up in the capital of the Dominican Republic after a roof collapse at a nightclub during a concert killed at least 221 people, authorities said on Thursday.

Former major league pitcher Octavio Dotel reportedly has died from injuries suffered in a mass casualty event at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

A roof collapse at a concert in a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has killed at least 221 people, authorities said on Thursday, with recovery efforts set to wrap up as families mourn the dead.

The roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed on a crowd, killing at least 184 people and leaving many others injured or trapped under rubble.

The search for survivors of a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic is coming to an end. Over 210 people have been confirmed dead.

The death toll continues to climb as authorities search the rubble where a roof collapses Tuesday at a popular night club in the Dominican Republic.

A devastating roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 124 lives, authorities said on Wednesday, as the search for survivors turns increasingly grim.