59 Dead, Dozens Injured During South Korea Halloween Event: Report

• Roughly 59 died and dozens were injured following a crowd surge in South Korea, per The BBC. 
• The incident happened during Halloween festivities in Seoul in a popular nightlife district.
• Officials said hundreds of first responders helped those who were crushed at the scene. 

Dozens died and over a hundred more were injured on Saturday after a crowd surge at a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea, according to the BBC.

Officials said 59 people are dead, and 150 others were left injured after partying in the Itaewon district, according to the report. 

National Fire Agency’s Choi Cheon-sik said about 50 were receiving medical treatment for cardiac arrest, according to The Associated Press.

Hundreds of first responders arrived to help the injured people at the scene, the AP reported. Officials told the outlet some attendees died, but the number of fatalities was not released.

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Per The Independent, initial reports noted that the surge happened after news of a celebrity at a bar in the nightlife hub. 

A video posted online shows medics scrambling to help those who collapsed. According to the BBC, approximately 100,000 people were in the area, marking it as the first large gathering with no masks since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Per the reports, President Yoon Suk-Yeol called for the treatment of those who sustained injuries and to review the safety of the festivities.