MLB star pitcher Octavio Dotel feared among the dead in roof collapse at Dominican Republic club: reports

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Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel is feared to be among at least 18 people who have in a roof collapse at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic.

The baseball star, 51 was reportedly rescued from the rubble of the Jet Set nightclub, but later died while being transferred to hospital.

More than 120 have were injured in the incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Rescue crews continued to search for survivors throughout the day, according to Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations.

“We presume that many of them are still alive, and that is why the authorities here will not give up until not a single person remains under that rubble,” he said.

Local outlets reported that Dotel may have been trapped for more than 11 hours before being discovered by emergency responders.

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