People attend a concert of Argentine singer Carlos Alberto "Indio" Solari in Olavarria, Argentina, on Saturday. At least two people died and dozens were injured after being crushed at the Indio Solari concert that was over capacity. Authorities are investigating the incident. Photo by Luis Ochi/EPA
March 13 (UPI) -- At least two people died, 25 were injured and several were missing after fans crushed together at an over-capacity, open-air rock concert by Argentinian artist Indio Solari.
The stampede occurred on a 37-acre property on Saturday night in the city of Olavarría, which has a population of about 120,000 people.The property has the capacity to fit about 155,000 people but more than 300,000 people are estimated to have entered the property -- with or without tickets, La Nacion reported.
During the concert, Solari stopped performing several times and urged security to help fans who fell or fainted. Near the end of the performance, fans pushed toward the stage. Solari walked off stage shortly after and the concert ended. People in Olavarría were stranded for hours as roads and public transportation could not cope with the number of people.
A preliminary forensic report showed one victim died of a pulmonary embolism, while another died of cardiac arrest.
Argentine prosecutor Susana Alonso said up to 550,000 people could have pushed into the property, among them many minors. Alonso on Sunday summoned Solari and his band for questioning.
Ezequiel Galli, the mayor of Olavarría who authorized the concert, said the situation "got out of hand" because he said his city expected no more than 170,000 people to attend the concert.
Galli on Sunday dismissed accusations his city is responsible for the incident, instead accusing the organizers of the show.
"We are not legally responsible," Galli said in a press conference.
