Catastrophe struck the music world on Friday night.

Held at Houston’s NRG Park, Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival was attended by approximately 50,000 people.

Due to what authorities have described as a “mass casualty incident,” a countless number of fans were injured in a chaotic near riot — while eight individuals died.

During a press conference held in the wake of this tragedy, the police explained said that, just after 9 p.m., the crowd “began to compress towards the front of the stage” resulting in panic and injuries.

“People began to fall out, become unconscious,” authorities said, “and it created additional panic.”

Asuncion Cortez, a Public Information Officer with Houston Fire Department, told E! News of…



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