Astroworld operations plan failed to include crowd surge protocol
by Associated Press in Houston from on (#5RPX3)
- Eight people died at music festival in Houston on Friday night
- Plan mentioned bomb and terrorist threats and severe weather
A 56-page event operations plan for the Astroworld music festival in Houston included protocols for dangerous scenarios including an active shooter, bomb or terrorist threats and severe weather, but did not include information on what to do in the event of a crowd surge.
That is what happened on Friday night, when headliner Travis Scott took the stage at the outdoor festival where eight people died and which is now the focus of a criminal investigation.
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