Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival turns into mass casualty incident Friday night, Houston Fire Department says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Multiple people were injured during the opening night of a large weekend music festival at NRG Park, according to the Houston Fire Department.

Dozens of ambulances, multiple medics and other personnel were seen tending to people at the third-annual Astroworld Festival, a sold-out concert event featuring multiple acts.

“@HoustonFire is currently on scene near NRG after receiving reports of multiple civilian injuries,” HFD tweeted Friday night.

The view from SkyEye overhead showed the heavy fire and police activity in the area of the event as it wrapped for the night after 10 p.m. Friday.

CPR was performed on at least two people, according to Houston Fire Department officials.

Police officers were also seen putting up crime scene tape around part of the park early Saturday.

By midnight Saturday, it was not yet clear how many people were hurt, how the injuries occurred or what exactly happened.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

The reported injuries come hours after a massive crowd stormed the perimeter of NRG Park prior, creating a chaotic situation for security personnel and event staff.

Multiple fans were trampled Friday afternoon as hundreds rushed the event’s perimeter, knocking down metal detectors and a security screening area.

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ABC13 Reporter Mycah Hatfield was near the entrance Friday afternoon as the mob approached, and said security personnel were able to move some people away from the entrance before the crowd overtook the gates.

The event’s 100,000 tickets sold out within an hour of going on sale back in May.

Travis Scott, the popular rapper and organizer, launched the Astroworld Festival in 2018. Like most other large events, it was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.