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One Direction Crowd Crush
Nearly 50 One Direction fans were treated for symptoms of asphyxia following a crowd crush during the first stop on the band’s world tour in Lima, Peru, April 27.
Mario Cassareto, head of Peru’s volunteer fire service, told local radio stations 47 children showing the first stages of asphyxia were treated in emergency tents and an evacuation plan was put into place at the
“Everything is under control,” Cassareto said. “We have nothing to be ashamed of, we’ve handled the situation well.”