Overview
- Police say a gazebo on the DAER Nightclub rooftop at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino partially collapsed after a reported significant gust of wind.
- Five people who were under or near the structure were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Memorial Regional Hospital.
- The National Weather Service had issued severe thunderstorm warnings for northern Broward County with gusts reported near 60 mph and heavy localized rainfall that evening.
- Local code treats rooftop gazebos as structural appurtenances that must be engineered for full wind loads, and reporting notes such structures are generally designed to resist very high wind speeds under current rules.
- Authorities have not released identities or a full damage assessment and investigators are expected to review the club's precautions, permits, and the gazebo's engineering compliance.