(CNN)At least eight people are dead and many others were injured after the crowd surged forward as rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night, officials said.
"We had scores of individuals that were injured," Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña during a news conference early Saturday morning.
With about 50,000 people attending the sold-out event, Peña described what unfolded as a "mass casualty" incident -- noting it was triggered when the crowd began "to compress toward the front of the stage" just after 9 p.m. local time.
That sparked panic, and it started causing some injuries, he said.
"People began to fall out, become unconscious and it created additional panic," Peña said.
An aerial view of the festival in Houston.
The cause of deaths is pending the medical examiner's determination, he said.
Peña said 17 patients were transported to local hospitals, 11 of whom were in cardiac arrest. He confirmed that one patient was 10 years old.
More than 300 people were treated at the field hospital set up near the festival, Peña said.
Those who attended the concert shared on social media the chaos that ensued. Medical personnel were so overwhelmed with the injuries that some audience members attempted to administer CPR.
The event live stream showed Scott pause his performance to look on in confusion as an ambulance with lights flashing pulled into the venue.
An ambulance is seen in the crowd during the Astroworld music festival
Organized by Scott, the third annual festival was scheduled to run from Friday through Saturday, according to the event's website.
However, officials said the planned second night would be canceled. The festival was slated to feature artists including SZA, Bad Bunny and 21 Savage.
Astroworld organizers did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment early Saturday morning.
In 2019, three people were trampled and hospitalized as thousands rushed to get into the festival that takes place in Scott's hometown.
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