HOUSTON - As the investigation into the tragedy of Astroworld 2021 continues by the Houston Police Department, the Event Operations Plan is shedding some new light on what should have been done during specific emergencies while the event was taking place.
However, what wasn’t mentioned, was the plan for if there was a crowd surge during the event. EXPLAINER: How crowd surges can kill peoplePreliminary information from HFD Chief Sam Peña on Saturday was that there were about 50,000 people in attendance, and at around 9:15 p.m., the crowd began to "compress" over the stage, causing panic and people started falling out.By around 9:30 p.m., Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner said a mass casualty incident was declared.Houston Mayor.