Post by robeiae on Nov 6, 2021 7:01:44 GMT -5
Last night in Houston: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/astroworld-festival-at-least-8-dead-and-many-injured-after-crowd-surge-at-travis-scott-s-concert-officials-say/ar-AAQnLHD
Tragic, and needlessly so.
At least eight people are dead and many others were injured after a crowd surged forward as rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night, officials said.
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About 50,000 people were at the sold-out outdoor music festival at NRG Park -- the stadium complex where the Astrodome and the NRG Stadium stand -- when the incident happened just after 9 p.m. CT, officials said.
"The crowd for whatever reason began to push and surge towards the front of the stage, which caused the people in the front to be compressed -- they were unable to escape that situation," Peña told CNN Saturday morning.
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People rushed through gate hours earlier -- and 3 were trampled at event two years ago
Earlier in the day, video from CNN affiliate KPRC showed numerous people rushing through a VIP entrance at the event -- knocking over metal detectors and sometimes other people, and ignoring security staff.
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About 50,000 people were at the sold-out outdoor music festival at NRG Park -- the stadium complex where the Astrodome and the NRG Stadium stand -- when the incident happened just after 9 p.m. CT, officials said.
"The crowd for whatever reason began to push and surge towards the front of the stage, which caused the people in the front to be compressed -- they were unable to escape that situation," Peña told CNN Saturday morning.
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People rushed through gate hours earlier -- and 3 were trampled at event two years ago
Earlier in the day, video from CNN affiliate KPRC showed numerous people rushing through a VIP entrance at the event -- knocking over metal detectors and sometimes other people, and ignoring security staff.
Tragic, and needlessly so.