Eight people were killed and more than 300 were injured following a stampede at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert at NRG Park in Houston on Saturday night (November 6th). According to Billboard, more than 25 people were rushed to the hospital following the tragedy. The Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Pena said during a press conference that a “mass casualty” event occurred at around 9:38pm at the concert, which had approximately 50,000 in attendance. Pena said that trouble began shortly after 9pm when “the crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage and that caused some panic and started causing some injuries. People began to fall out and become unconscious and that created additional panic.” Out of the 25 people that were hospitalized, 11 of which were in cardiac arrest at the time.
Pena added that Astroworld's medical tent and staff was “quickly overwhelmed” by the scale of the incident, after which the Houston fire department stepped in and dispatched 50 units. The second day of Astroworld was canceled as a result of the tragedy.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed at a press conference that took place on Saturday (November 6th) that there were eight fatalities from the concert, and that the ages of seven of those who died ranged from 14-27 years old. One male victim of the incident was yet to be identified.