Two People Dead, 12 Injured In Chile Building Collapse During DOOM Concert

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At least two people were killed and 12 injured Thursday night (April 16) during a concert by the British crust punk band DOOM in Santiago, Chile. According to local media reports, the building where the concert was being held collapsed because the venue's capacity was exceeded by at least fifty people. Seven people had life-threatening injuries and were taken to health centers for treatment. "It is an authorized club," police chief Hugo Insulza told reporters, according to AFP. "What happened was that more people were in the club than should have been present," causing part of the building structure to collapse. "There was a crush of people," a spokesman for the national emergency office ONEMI said. "Even after the venue reached its full capacity, people kept pushing to get in. That led to the collapse of a containment fence that fell on people inside." The club's administrator was taken into police custody pending an investigation. DOOM is an English crust punk band from Birmingham, England, whose first, influential lineup existed from 1987 to 1990. They recorded for Peaceville and are cited as an early precursor to the grindcore style of heavy metal music.

Recital de Doom en Santiago terminó con muertos y heridos en riesgo vital http://t.co/c7hWUHCJzx RT pic.twitter.com/kQLD94QaGU
— RECITAL.CL (@recitalcl) April 17, 2015​

Al menos 2 muertos y 6 heridos tras avalancha humana durante tokata de Doom en Sala de Conciertos Santa Filomena. pic.twitter.com/khruGnL65A
— Hermes Domínguez (@Hermes_dv) April 17, 2015​

RT @daq24: CBS y @SAMU131Santiago trabajan en rescate en Alameda con Santa Rosa. pic.twitter.com/891Zc9K11O
— Bomberos de Santiago (@cbsantiago) April 17, 2015​

":Manifestaciones afuera de Disco en Alameda con Santa Rosa por tocata Punk. Se habla de fallecidos pic.twitter.com/8bnL93NUYv" @henrymacho
— Cristian Escobillana (@cescobillana) April 17, 2015​

Cede un piso completo con más de 10 muertos y varios lesionados en tocata punk,subterráneo en Santa Rosa con Alameda pic.twitter.com/ZNmLLo7il9
— El Informador 2.0 (@rme025) April 17, 2015​

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