Update on #Astroworld :
At least eight people are dead and numerous others were injured Friday night at the #AstroWorld2021 Festival in #Houston, officials said.
Update on #Astroworld : #Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña explained what unfolded as a "mass casualty" incident, saying it began as the crowd began "to compress toward the front of the stage" around 9:00-9:15 p.m. local time, - CNN
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At one moment during the festival, #TravisScott stopped performing & said, "somebody passed out right here," and would call for security.
A man who claims he was at #TravisScott's #AstroWorld says, "We were in a concert in hell,... "In the VIP section, there were so many bodies laid out who were fainted."
More footage from the tragedy at #TravisScott's #ASTROWORLDFest:
One person, who appears to be unconscious, was lifted from the crowd by security during Scott's performance.
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Fans were pleading for the show to end. One person could be heard, "There is someone dead," and another yelled, "Stop the show."
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Someone in the crowd went crazy and began injecting people with some sort of drug - TMZ is reporting
More footage from the tragedy at #TravisScott's #ASTROWORLDFest:
People are seen dancing on top of what appears to be an ambulance while trying to maneuver through the audience.
More footage from the tragedy at #TravisScott's #Astroworld:
A security guard could be overheard saying, "There's like four people out here without a pulse."
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More: Multiple buildings are being evacuated at #Columbia University in NY due to a reported bomb threat.
A person on Twitter wrote, " My partner and I have placed 40 IED explosives on your campus."