At least six persons died and dozens were injured in a stampede when
panic broke out during a rap concert at an Italian nightclub early on
Saturday morning. Media reports say the suspected use of a pepper
spray-like substance sparked the chaos at the venue in the town of
Corinaldo, near Ancona in central Italy. “The cause may have been the
dispersal of a stinging substance, the young people fled and trampled
over each other. Sadly, six people died and dozens are injured,” the
fire service said in a statement on Twitter. The victims include five
people under the age of 18 three girls and two boys and an adult woman
who accompanied her daughter to the concert. 12 of the injured were in
serious condition. Witnesses said people were crushed to death after
falling from a small wall as they attempted to flee. Around 1,000
people many of them young were in the Lanterna Azzurra (Blue Lantern)
club for a performance by Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta. “We were
dancing and waiting for the concert to start when we smelt this pungent
odour. We ran to one of the emergency exits but we found it blocked, the
bouncers told us to go back” a 16-year-old boy who was taken to
hospital told the media.Six people die during a stampede at a rap concert in an Italian nightclub
At least six persons died and dozens were injured in a stampede when
panic broke out during a rap concert at an Italian nightclub early on
Saturday morning. Media reports say the suspected use of a pepper
spray-like substance sparked the chaos at the venue in the town of
Corinaldo, near Ancona in central Italy. “The cause may have been the
dispersal of a stinging substance, the young people fled and trampled
over each other. Sadly, six people died and dozens are injured,” the
fire service said in a statement on Twitter. The victims include five
people under the age of 18 three girls and two boys and an adult woman
who accompanied her daughter to the concert. 12 of the injured were in
serious condition. Witnesses said people were crushed to death after
falling from a small wall as they attempted to flee. Around 1,000
people many of them young were in the Lanterna Azzurra (Blue Lantern)
club for a performance by Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta. “We were
dancing and waiting for the concert to start when we smelt this pungent
odour. We ran to one of the emergency exits but we found it blocked, the
bouncers told us to go back” a 16-year-old boy who was taken to
hospital told the media.
