The Astroworld Music Festival was held in Houston, located in the southern US state of Texas. An accident took place during the event in which at least eight people died and several others were injured. According to Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Penya, the incident happened around 9 p.m. This incident happened when suddenly people started coming towards the stage and started pushing each other for this.
Let us tell you that in the initial interrogation done by the officials, it has been found that the crowd was rapidly moving towards the stage, due to which people started crushing each other. Due to this there was a stampede and many people got injured. With this, about 17 people have been taken to the hospital. Of these people, complaints of heart attack were found in 11 people. According to fire department chief Samuel Penya, “at least eight people have been confirmed dead and dozens more injured in today’s incident. At present, it is difficult to say anything with certainty about the cause of death till the medical examination of the dead is completed.
Significantly, about 50,000 people gathered at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival. Regarding the accident, Houston police said that they are investigating the cause of such a large number of casualties and are also examining video footage of the music arena for this. However, the concert was put on hold after this incident.
Let us tell you that Astroworld is a music festival created by American rapper Travis Scott, which was first started in 2018.