'Beyond your control.' The recipe for a deadly crowd crush
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Crowd surges typically unfold over time -- they don't just happen, a crowd safety expert says. To determine what led to the tragedy at Astroworld, investigators will have to look at staffing levels as well as training.
Then, just after 9 p.m., with rapper and event organizer Travis Scott performing, the densely packed crowd began pushing toward the illuminated stage, officials said.
At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in the ensuing crowd surge that, according to people at the concert, apparently overwhelmed event staff and medical personnel at NRG Park. The dead ranged in age from 14 to 27.
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