At least eight people were killed and several others injured in a panic outbreak on Friday (November 5) at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, in the southern United States, authorities reported.
“The crowd started to rush to the front of the stage. This created a start of panic which caused injuries ”Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena said, adding that seventeen people had been taken to hospital, including eleven victims of cardiac arrest.
Videos circulated on social networks showing festival-goers running towards the exit:
It wasn’t a pretty sight as the gates began to open at NRG Stadium for the first day of the Astroworld festival. Vi… https://t.co/b3iCLuAe5R