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Former MLB Player Tony Blanco Saved Friend Before Dying in Dominican Nightclub Roof Collapse

Former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among the 184 people who died in a ritzy Santo Domingo nightclub on April 8 when the roof collapsed.
Former MLB Player Tony Blanco Saved Friend Before Dying in Dominican Nightclub Roof Collapse
Tony Blanco poses for a portrait during Washington Nationals Photo Day at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla., on Feb. 27, 2006. Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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Former Major League Baseball (MLB) players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among the 184 people who died in a ritzy Santo Domingo nightclub on April 8 when the roof collapsed, according to Dominican Republic authorities.

Officials said dozens more people were injured when the ceiling over the discotheque unexpectedly caved in on its patrons, who were attending a merengue concert where merengue singer Rubby Pérez was performing.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]