Houston: At least eight people died and many people injured in a stampede in Houston at the Astro-world music festival on Friday at 09:15pm when rapper Travis Scott was performing. According to the Texas authority statements, the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage and that caused some panic and it started causing some injuries.

Eight people died Friday night and hundreds of others were injured during the opening night of a popular weekend music festival at NRG Park, authorities said. #Astroworld https://t.co/xuVw7JPMyQ pic.twitter.com/CLyUaSK3ZI

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Speaking to the media persons Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena said in a press conference outside NRG Park early Saturday morning that we had at least eight confirmed fatalities tonight and scores of individuals that were injured. People began to fall out, become unconscious and it created additional panic, he added.

17 patients were transported to local hospitals, 11 of whom were in cardiac arrest. He confirmed that one patient was 10 years old, he said. More than 300 people were treated at the field hospital set up near the festival, the fire chief said, adding the concert drew about 50,000 attendees. Organized by the rapper, the third annual festival was scheduled to run from Friday through Saturday, according to the event’s website. In the wake of the accident, officials said the planned second night would be cancelled.