A Cuban salsa concert almost ended in tragedy, after unknown individuals sprayed pepper spray inside a venue in the district of commas. More than 100 people were enjoying the last Sunday before Labor Day, when from one moment to the next they began to feel bad due to the effects of this component.
One by one the young people who were in the premises ran terrified trying to get out through a tiny door of the premises that is located on the avenue sugar mill. Despite the desperation since this only had a small door, no one was injured or a death to be regretted.
Neighbors in the area have stated that the organizer of the event had been receiving threats from foreign mafias, in which they demanded the cancellation of the concert. These alleged extortionists would be the same ones who threw the gas into the premises without caring that it was full of people.
The firefighters came to the place to help the attendees of this concert, since many presented symptoms of suffocation, tearing in the eyes and headache. After a few minutes, everyone was restored and directed to their homes.
What drew a lot of attention is that this place did not have security signs and that at the time of this incident they did not have an emergency exit, since there was only a very small door and no one opened the gate, as shown in the images of Latina.
This event was being promoted through Facebook, since it is not the first time that salsa concerts have been held in this place.
According to the promotional poster, figures such as Brunela Torpoco, Son Tentación, Conquistadores de la salsa and the return of Trébol Clanwere the most anticipated artists of the night, prior to Labor Day.
Even in the comments they announced that the presale to this event cost 60 soles and that they could also be purchased that same day.
Furthermore, through teleticket this event was also promoted. Through social networks, users held the organizer of the event responsible because this could end in tragedy.
Last weekend, it was learned that the Qarola discotheque in Lurín had collapsed: the concert that the Uruguayan group Marama was going to offer at the Green Arena was suspended due to the overselling of tickets that caused fights, boxes that succumbed due to the weight of the attendees .
This caused many people to be injured, and even many who suffocated had to leave by ambulance, becoming a terrible moment reminiscent of the tragedies of Utopia, in the Jockey Club of Peru in 2002; and Thomas Restobar, in the Los Olivos district, in 2020.
Sources of infobae They detailed that in the event last Saturday there was no control with the tickets, since no person was requested to enter the QR codes. The drain backed out and blocked the only way in.
The establishment has not commented, but closed the comments on its Instagram account. For his part, he green sand issued a statement arguing that it was not the organizer of the show, but a location rental company.
