Astroworld Festival crowd crush

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/astroworld-festival-crowd-crush

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the event name?Astroworld Festival
2. What is the date of incident?November 5, 2021
3. What was the Astroworld Festival?It was a big music party in Houston, Texas, on November 5, 2021, where many people came to see the popular singer Travis Scott.
4. Why did the crowd crush happen?Too many people, about 50,000, rushed to the stage at the same time, making the space so crowded that people couldn't move or breathe.

Crowd Crush: A dangerous event where extreme crowd density leads to fatalities due to overwhelming physical pressure.
Compressive Asphyxiation: A form of suffocation resulting from external pressure on the chest, preventing respiration.
Negligence: The failure to take reasonable care to avoid causing injury or loss to another person.
Grand Jury: A jury that determines if there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime.