Eyewitnesses from deadly Houston music festival explain what they saw | Astroworld

People who attended the Astroworld music festival in Houston share their accounts of what they experienced after eight people died at the event. At least eight people were killed and many were injured in a crush when fans surged toward the stage during the opening night of the Astroworld music festival on Friday in Houston, officials said. Those who died included two teenagers, aged 14 and 16. The remainder were under 30. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña confirmed the casualty figures at an early morning news conference outside NRG Park. Peña said that at around 9pm the crowd that had gathered for a performance by rapper Travis Scott began to push toward the front of the stage, causing panic and injuries. People began to fall unconscious, and the mayhem escalated until 9.38pm when a "mass casualty incident" was triggered, he said. Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-new... Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #Astroworld #TravisScott #Festival