A major investigation into Houston Astroworld Festival tragedy
A Houston Chronicle investigation found critical failures by multiple authorities tasked with ensuring the safety of attendees that day, including inadequate and poorly trained security, deficient coordination between city officials and festival management, and a nearly hourlong delay in halting the show after the danger became apparent.
It also revealed crucial decisions made during the planning of the event, including the venue layout, that experts said increased the likelihood something would go wrong and limited the ability of authorities to manage a crisis.
Interviews with dozens of attendees and concert staff, as well as a trove of public records, show a catastrophe weeks in the making.
Other components of this investigation:
- An in-depth, interactive timeline with concertgoer videos + first-hand accounts from attendees, public officials & medics.
- Plus a concise roundup of the most important revelations from the Chronicle's investigation, summed up into 8 key parts.
Still have questions? The Chronicle will host a live Q&A session with some award-winning reporters behind this investigation Monday @ 7PM on Twitter. See you then.
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