HFD responds to mass casualty incident at Houston's Astroworld Festival

Eight people died Friday night and hundreds of others were injured during the opening night of a large weekend music festival at NRG Park, authorities said.

It happened at the third-annual Astroworld Festival, a sold-out concert event featuring multiple acts.

The worst of the incident began around 9:15 p.m. when the crowd of approximately 50,000 began to move toward the front of the stage, according to Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña.

"The crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage, and people began to panic," Peña said.

The view from SkyEye overhead Friday night showed the heavy fire and police activity in the area of the event as it ended early. Organizers paused the concert when it was apparent that multiple people were hurt

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