Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston, officials said.The incident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. CT, when droves of the concert’s approximately 50,000 attendees rushed the stage, according to Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena.“We had at least eight confirmed fatalities tonight.
Eight confirmed fatalities and we had scores of individuals that were injured here at this event,” Pena said in a press conference early Saturday morning. “We had an attendance of approximately 50,000 to the Travis Scott Astroworld Festival event.”“What we do know is that at approximately 9 o’clock, 9:15, the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage and that caused some panic and it started causing some injuries,” he added.
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