More than 40 fans were injured at a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert in Camden, New Jersey, on Friday, August 5, after a fence collapsed, sending them tumbling down onto a concrete walkway.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. at the BB&T Pavilion, according to NBC Philadelphia, with a spokesman for Camden County government saying that 42 people had been taken in for treatment as a result of the accident.
In videos captured by Twitter users, dozens of fans can be seen spilling over the collapsed barrier from the lawn area where concertgoers were packed tight several feet away from where Snoop and Wiz were performing.
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A witness tells the news site that the rappers were yelling for the crowd to “stand up” when the collapse happened.
One eyewitness told Philly.com that some fans fell as much as 10 feet onto the concrete below. Wiz and Snoop were escorted off the stage as security moved to assist injured fans.
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In another video clip, an announcer can be heard telling fans to remain calm, and that the concert would be underway again soon. Organizers later chose to cancel the remainder of the show and clear the pavilion.
Neither Snoop nor Wiz have yet spoken out publicly about the incident.
