It is estimated that they were trampled when someone used pepper spray
A panic that caused the death of six people and the injury of 100 was caused last night at the Lanterna Azzurra club in Ancona, Italy. In fact, five of the six dead are minors (two boys and three girls), while the sixth is the mother of a child who accompanied her daughter. There are 35 people in the hospital, 12 of whom are being treated in serious condition.
The club was hosting a concert by rapper Sfera Ebbasta, while at the time of the accident it is estimated that there were 1.000 people inside the place, who were trampled, according to the country's authorities.
Witnesses report that the incident was caused after the pepper spray was thrown into the club located in the town of Corinaldo. Panic ensued as spectators tried to get out of the crowded building by pressing on each other.
A teenager told the Italian news agency ANSA that at least one of the emergency exits was locked when he tried to escape. Authorities are reportedly investigating whether the emergency exits work.
#Corinaldo (AN) # 8dic 1:00, teams #vigilidelfuoco impegnate nel soccorso in una discoteca. For the dispersion of an urticarial substance, fuggono rags for calpestandos panic. Sei purtroppo quelli deceduti, decine feriti pic.twitter.com/NvII0jD7oe- Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) December 8, 2018
#Corinaldo (AN) # 8dic, in the clip of the dramatic intervention of #vigilidelfuoco in the disco where six very young people lost their lives pic.twitter.com/b9xjMiWp1k- Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) December 8, 2018