Antonio Espaillat, the owner of the Dominican Republic nightclub where a roof collapse killed more than 200 people in April, has apologised for the incident.

Antonio Espaillat was just six years old when his mother founded the legendary Jet Set nightclub 52 years ago. Earlier this month it was the scene of 232 deaths

The owner of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic that was the scene of a fatal roof collapse earlier this month told local media on Wednesday that he had had no warning of a structural problem with the roof.