Astroworld Provides “Ideas & Prayers” Then Turns Off Replies Following At Least 8 Deaths
Not less than eight individuals are lifeless, together with, reportedly, a ten 12 months outdated boy, 23 hospitalized, and a whole lot extra handled for accidents after Travis Scott’s Astroworld competition in Houston final evening at NRG Park.
Based on picture and video accounts on social media, the competition had been experiencing lapses in safety and security all through the day, starting with a stampede by way of entrance safety lower than an hour after the competition started.
XXL shared a video from the doorway the place an enormous bottleneck precipitated individuals to be trampled upon entry, whereas Mycah Hatfield from native ABC 13 shared a video from the next safety checkpoint the place there have been solely three workers current to, presumably, test credentials from incoming attendees.
Followers simply broke by way of the fence to get into #AstroWorldpic.twitter.com/mpi70ZzTOs
— XXL Journal (@XXL) November 5, 2021
As we have been arriving to the Astroworld Competition at NRG Park proper at 2:00, a stampede burst by way of the gates. Tons of of individuals destroyed the VIP safety entrance, bypassing the checkpoint. Folks have been trampled. Some have been detained.
(Excuse any language you could hear) pic.twitter.com/d0m2rjqAAk
— Mycah Hatfield (@MycahABC13) November 5, 2021
Based on KHOU 11 information, throughout Scott’s set, which started at 8:45, “the gang started to compress towards the entrance of the stage and that precipitated panic and other people have been getting injured. HFD transported 17 individuals to hospitals. 11 of these transported have been in cardiac arrest.”
HFD Chief Sam Pena: At round 9 or 9:15, the gang started to compress towards the entrance of the stage and that precipitated panic and other people have been getting injured. HFD transported 17 individuals to hospitals. 11 of these transported have been in cardiac arrest.
— KHOU 11 Information Houston (@KHOU) November 6, 2021
One account from an ICU nurse who was in attendance describes the pandemonium as she fell unconscious throughout the live performance as a consequence of all of the individuals pushing ahead. She was crowdsurfed towards the entrance the place she was taken “to a little bit part behind GA” the place others have been being handled for accidents.
Based on her account, a number of individuals have been unconscious and receiving CPR, some who didn’t require it as she describes nobody was checking pulses. Medical tools was additionally allegedly sparse and people who have been put in cost have been un- or under-trained to deal with the state of affairs.
In spite of everything of this, Astroworld launched an announcement at round 6am native time providing the equal of ideas and prayers, and introduced that the second day of the competition could be cancelled. Replies have been turned off.
— ASTROWORLD FEST (@astroworldfest) November 6, 2021
Scott shared his personal assertion this morning, actually providing his prayers. “Houston PD has my whole help as they proceed to look into the tragic lack of life.”
— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) November 6, 2021
Picture through Rukes.com