According to the NBC station, eight people died, seventeen others ended up in the hospital, 11 with suspected heart failure, and more than three hundred had to be treated on the spot in a field hospital. It is not yet known who died, but among the injured is a ten-year-old child. Due to the number of injured, the concert is held as an event with a mass death toll.
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Multiple people have been taken to an area hospital in the Houston, Texas area after sustaining injuries at #ASTROWORLDFest, according to @KHOU. Video shared on Instagram Stories shows first responders performing life-saving measures on attendees. pic.twitter.com/oOLH0AU2QU
– Malik Earnest (MalikEarnest) November 6, 2021
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The tragedy took place around 9.15 pm local time on the festival grounds, said Samuel Peña, the fire chief, at a press conference: “The crowd started to push themselves to the stage. It caused panic and caused some injuries, people started falling, losing consciousness and it caused further panic.
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“Looks like it happened in a few minutes,” added Larry Satterwhite, the deputy director of the Houston police. “Suddenly we had several people on earth who seemed to have heart failure or some other type of health problem. We resuscitated them immediately. “
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There were about 50,000 people in the sold-out area at the time. What happened exactly is not yet clear, the cause of the tragedy is being investigated, said Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, urging people not to speculate unnecessarily. He emphasized that Scott Travis and other organizers were cooperating with the police.
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Spectators at the Astroworld festival
Foto: Twitter @onacasella, Reuters
Problems became apparent when the former amusement park opened, where a festival was held by rapper Scott Travis. There, several visitors were injured in the crowd. Even before the start, a large number of people came to the gates and some tried to get inside prematurely.
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The Astroworld festival, hosted by rapper Travis Scott, was scheduled for Friday through Saturday at the NRP Park in Houston.
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Travis Scott performing at the Astroworld festival
Photo: Amy Harris, CTK / AP
The festival, where, in addition to Scott, SZA, Lil Baby, Chief Keef or Bad Bunny and Tame Impala and veterans of the soul Earth, Wind & Fire were to perform, was sold out. Very popular in Houston, Scott Travis also focuses on performing on the local hip-hop scene. It was not held last year due to a pandemic, which increased interest in this year.
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