The concert was a complete mess.
Many spectators were injured
The concert was temporarily cancelled
Faye Wong later apologized on Weibo
At least 64 spectators were injured and many suffered fractures when seats collapsed at the Chongqing station of Faye Wong’s tour concert held at the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center at about 8:10 p.m. on the 17th. The concert was temporarily cancelled.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the reporter saw at the concert site that the collapsed seats were located at the back of the stage. These seats were placed on metal structural brackets and were up to about 1.5 meters above the ground. After the seats collapsed, the reporter saw some injured spectators being escorted out of the scene. Several people suffered foot injuries and some suffered bleeding head injuries and were sent to the hospital for treatment. At present, the audience at the scene has been basically evacuated. The concert has been rescheduled to 20:00 on the 19th.
– Live
Collapse or cause the audience to stand up and sit down as a whole
Wei Jun, the audience at the scene, introduced to reporters on the evening of the 17th that at 7 o’clock that night, Wei Jun and his friends and a group of 9 people entered the venue. Wei Jun introduced that the concert stage was built on the large lawn in the gymnasium of the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, and the audience seats were also on the lawn. They were supported by scaffolds, covered with wooden boards, and then densely lined with plastic chairs, about 1 meter high from the ground.
Wei Jun introduced that the concert started at 8 o’clock, and around 8:10, Faye Wang was about to enter. At this time, most of the audience stood up excitedly and cheered Faye Wang to enter the venue. Wei Jun said that the scaffolding of the seats may have been caused by the audience standing up and sitting down as a whole, and then scattered. He saw that the E and F districts collapsed one after another, and the G3 district where he was located also collapsed. The area of the collapse site was "several hundred square meters."
His knee was caught between the scaffolds, causing the skin to fall off.
At about 10 p.m. on the 17th, reporters rushed to the Olympic Sports Center to see that the audience here had been evacuated. Security cordoned off the scene.
– Rescue
64 injured, 6 fractured
The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University is 300 meters away from the Olympic Sports Center. On the evening of the 17th, Ren Guosheng, president of the hospital, introduced that after the accident, the hospital received an emergency call and dispatched an ambulance to the scene to rescue the wounded.
Ren Guosheng introduced that the hospital has treated a total of 64 wounded. Forty of the wounded were photographed and three were examined by CT. Ren Guosheng introduced that the current examination results are 5 fractures and 1 suspected fracture. There is also a pregnant woman whose fetus has been protected by the hospital. The examination found that the pregnant woman’s fetus is fine, but her body is slightly bruised. Ren Guosheng introduced that most of the injured are minor injuries, and there are no serious injuries.
As of 11:30 p.m. on the 17th, some of the slightly injured were registered at the hospital and left on their own. Wei Jun said they initially saw the concert organizers at the hospital site. But they later disappeared. The organizers have not yet said anything about the aftermath of the injured.
It is reported that the concert organizing committee said that the concert will be rescheduled to 20:00 on the 19th. Wei Jun said that they will still go to see it. Another injured person, Liu Dandan, said that she will not go to see it again and hopes that the organizers will compensate the injured as soon as possible.
– Respond
Diva Weibo apologized, the concert was temporarily cancelled
I hope everyone is fine. We will continue tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Sorry for the shock and inconvenience caused to everyone. – Faye Wong
At present, the conference is still dealing with the evacuation of the audience and other safety issues. We only know from the staff that a small number of spectators were sprained and bruised during the evacuation. Fortunately, no more serious accidents were caused. After waiting for the safe evacuation of the audience, all units will immediately hold a meeting to study, and the organizers will be strictly required to seriously deal with the safety of the seats in the audience… As for whether the concert can be held as scheduled tomorrow, it still needs to be negotiated by multiple units. – Faye Wong’s agent Chen Jiaying
At about 8:00 on the 17th, the edge of the seats in the A3 area of the city Olympic Sports Center’s Wang Fei concert site slipped due to the displacement of the cushions, causing 11 people to suffer minor leg injuries. At present, all the audience has been evacuated, the injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment, and the accident investigation and handling are in progress. In addition, the organizers said that today’s performance was cancelled and rescheduled to 8:00 pm on the 19th. Audiences can refund their tickets at the 6th floor of the Marriott Hotel. – Information Office of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government
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