Vent Grate Collapses at South Korea Concert, At Least 16 Dead
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iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — At least 16 people are dead and nearly a dozen injured after the ventilation grate they were standing on collapsed at an outdoor pop concert in South Korea Friday, officials said.
The crowd had climbed up a 13 square feet steel grate to get a better view of the stage, and their weight caused the grate to collapse — sending their bodies crashing 40 feet below, rescue authorities told ABC News.
Hundreds of people were gathered at the show in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, to watch 4Minute, a popular girls’ band, perform as part of a local festival.
Many of the concert-goers were female students, witnesses said.
Eleven people were injured.
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