Six people were killed in the province of Ancona while trying to escape from the disco: the general stampede, according to the first reconstructions, could have been caused by the use of a pepper spray sprayed by someone shortly before the start of the Sfera concert Ebbasta.
Three girls, two boys and a mother, who had accompanied her baby to the event, were crushed by the fleeing crowd. According to police reports, the boys were aged between 14 and 16, while the dead woman was 39.
Oreste Capocasa, quaestor of Ancora, replying to the microphones of RaiNews24 confirmed that "6 confirmed victims, 13 wounded in red code, 12 in yellow code and 45 in green code".
The commissioner then denied the news of a locked security door "The news of a blocked emergency exit does not show us, when the crowd came out he found in front of him two side parapets that they gave way. People have massed and fell due to the collapse of the parapets. As for the number of people present we are checking with the number of tickets sold. The magistrate is questioning witnesses in these hours, for the investigations it will take some time ".
Many dramatic testimonies collected by the people present, in particular the father of a boy said: “Here's what happened, my son is alive by a miracle. Now he is in shock, he saw people go out with their legs broken, around the place, which is in the countryside, everything is completely dark ”.
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Minister of the Interior said that according to the first indications received, there were many more people inside the room than allowed. "People cannot die this way," Salvini said in a statement. "We will find those responsible for these six broken lives, those who through malice, stupidity or greed have turned a night party into a tragedy," he added.
