“I’m completely devastated by what happened final night time,” he tweeted Saturday. “My prayers exit to the households and all these impacted by what occurred at Astroworld Competition. Houston PD has my whole help as they proceed to look into the tragic lack of life.
“I’m dedicated to working along with the Houston group to heal and help the households in want. Thanks Houston PD, Fireplace Division and NRG Park for his or her fast response and help.”
The gang “for no matter purpose started to push and surge in the direction of the entrance of the stage, which brought about the individuals within the entrance to be compressed,” Houston Fireplace Chief Sam Peña instructed CNN Saturday morning.
Greater than 300 individuals had been handled at a subject hospital arrange close to the pageant, Peña mentioned.
Twenty-three individuals had been taken to hospitals, and eight of them died, Peña mentioned. One affected person is 10 years outdated, and finally verify was in vital situation, Peña instructed CNN Saturday morning.
A number of the sufferers had been in cardiac arrest as they had been taken to hospitals, Peña mentioned. Additional particulars concerning the accidents weren’t instantly out there. The causes of loss of life might be decided by a medical expert, he mentioned.
CNN’s Jason Hanna, Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose contributed to this report.
