Festival fisticuffs: 8 fights reported at K-Days; man arrested for bear spray incident
CTV
It's been a violent start to K-Days, with at least eight fights and one bear spray attack reported in the first four days of Edmonton's annual exhibition.
It's been a violent start to K-Days, with at least eight fights and one bear spray attack reported in the first four days of Edmonton's annual exhibition.
Some of the brawls have been caught on camera, some showing multiple people punching, kicking and slamming each other on the ground.
One of the filmed fights included a uniformed employee trading punches with a young man inside a corn dog stand.
Workers in the booth later told CTV News Edmonton that the combatants are coworkers, who have since made up.
Videos of the violence are circulating online, prompting Explore Edmonton to release a statement Wednesday saying safety and security are "the top priority of festival management."
"We are aware of videos circulating showing physical altercations," it stated.
"While there have been a statistically small number of safety and security incidents, anything above zero incidents is unacceptable to us and we will continue to work hard on our safety measures."
