More than 90 People Hospitalized During Chance the Rapper Show
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More than 90 people were hospitalized in Connecticut during a Chance the Rapper show , authorities said.
Hartford Police officers made 50 underage drinking “referrals” at the event, Deputy Chief Brian Foley tweeted.
He described it as a “busy night, saying most patients were underage concertgoers who suffered severe alcohol intoxication. “Additional steps will have to be taken to address these issues at these concerts,” he said.
Chance was part of the lineup during Hot 93.7’s Hot Jam concert at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford.
“A typical concert is around 20-30 transports. Sixty would be very bad. We had 70 once and 90 last night,” Foley told the newspaper.
The number was so high, Hartford’s ambulance provider had to seek extra help, with some patients transported to hospitals in Farmington, Manchester and New Britain, Fire Capt. Raul Ortiz said.
Parents:
Did you drop your teen off at the concert tonight. This is what it looks like. & HPD is enforcing underage drinking in the lots. pic.twitter.com/4vboiyEo63— D/C Foley (@LtFoley) July 21, 2017