Astroworld concert crush: Fans rush security prior to "mass casualty incident" at Travis Scott show

Officials in Houston, Texas, have confirmed at least eight people died following a “mass casualty incident” at the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on the night of Friday, November 5.

Authorities said they would watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott.

City officials said Saturday they were in the early stages of investigating the pandemonium that unfolded Friday evening at Astroworld, a sold-out, two-day event in NRG Park with an estimated 50,000 people in attendance.

Multiple videos show fans running to past security checkpoints, over security barricades, and through entrance gates at the venue before the mass casualty incident later that evening.

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