Smith said its main arena is meant to have a capacity of about 5,000 people, and the city fire marshal will work with police to determine whether that capacity was exceeded Sunday.Ĭity officials said the facility underwent a physical fire safety inspection in December and was compliant with fire codes. It reopened after extensive renovations and began hosting concerts and other events in 2005. The armory hosted sporting events throughout the 20th century before being shut down for several years starting in the late 1990s, partly because it lacked a fire suppression system at the time. "I intend to get to the bottom of this." Debris is seen in the main entrance of Main Street Armory on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y following a stampede that left one dead and several injured. The 10 people who died in a stampede at rapper Travis Scott's concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston last month accidentally suffocated, the Harris County medical examiner ruled on Thursday. "We are going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, period," Evans said, though he cautioned that it was too early in the investigation to assign blame. Mayor Malik Evans called the fatal stampede "totally unacceptable" and promised a thorough investigation into whether venue operators had the necessary safety measures in place for a large crowd. Scott, who was the festivals founder, and the headliner, started the chaos. The soaring crowds at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival caused pandemonium that became fatal. My fans mean the world to me praying for their families & for a speedy recovery of everyone affected." In Cincinnati, there were 11 dead, all in their teens or 20s. These 11 concert disasters are the worst in 50 years.
In 2020, French police evacuated the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris after people started fires nearby in unrest before a planned Fally Ipupa concert.After learning of the second death, she tweeted that she was "devastated & heartbroken over the tragic deaths that happened after Sunday's show. Wertheimer has been leading the charge for concert safety since 1979, when he was an on-site investigator the night 11 people were trampled to death at a Cincinnati concert by the Who. Other past crowd catastrophes include the deaths of 97 people at a soccer match in Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 in Sheffield, England, and numerous disasters connected with the annual hajj. The White House called the death of Tina Turner 'a massive, massive loss' on Wednesday after learning of the rock singers passing. May God in his deepest mercy comfort the bereaved hearts.” 18 hours ago &0183 &32 From CNNs Kevin Liptak. I am deeply disturbed and my deepest condolences to all the families. “Indeed, it appears from the elements at our disposal that following some scuffle at the exit and around the stadium, compatriots were snatched alive. Unfortunately, despite all the arrangements made for strict compliance with safety instructions, some unfortunate and dramatic incidents enameled the end of the concert. Taking to Facebook, Ipupa wrote, “Following what we accomplished together yesterday, I had planned for today to send a message of joy and satisfaction beyond the evils our dear country is going through. I am from Kinshasa and of course, I share in the grief of the families," said Fally Ipupa. The 44-year-old singer-songwriter says he heard the news about the deaths on Sunday morning after waking up from his performance. He condemned the frequent "loss of human life and damage to equipment" during such events and said the organisers "must be punished".Ī policeman on the scene also confirmed the incident to the official Congolese Press Agency ACP, saying, "It was a stampede" that caused the deaths.ĪCP stated the police had cordoned off three areas – the VIP stand, the pitch and the stage – but added, "Under the pressure of the crowd, the police could not hold out long."
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