Update 11/06/2021 12:42pm:
Tragic news surfaced noting that eight people died after a crowd surge at Travis Scott’s ‘Astroworld’ festival. A man went on to post a video that went viral where he explained what he saw during the massive breakdown with the crowd. Now, Travis Scott and the Astroworld Festival have issued a formal apology along with an update via Instagram.
The note from the festival said that they are focused on supporting local officials, and also that the festival was canceled for Saturday. Along with that, the note spoke on the police looking into the cardiac arrests that took place during the festival. Take a look above.
Original 11/06/2021 10:18am:
According to reports, eight people were left dead, and hundreds were injured due to crowd surging that happened at Travis Scott’s ‘Astroworld’ Festival.
The music festival took place in Houston, and the crowd surge reportedly happened and “caused some panic, and it started injuries,” according to fire chief Samuel Peña. The fire department noted that 50,000 people were in attendance this past Friday night. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner stated that it was still unclear what caused the crowd to surge forward. As a result of the tragic incident, 23 people were taken to nearby hospitals, with 11 of them being in cardiac arrest. Stay tuned for more updates.
source: New York Times
