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(Learn how and when to remove this template message) Seoul Halloween crowd crush Seoul halloween crowd.png The crowd at the time of the Halloween festival [osm-intl] Date 29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) Time c. 10:20 p.m. KST (UTC+9) Location Itaewon-dong, Seoul, South Korea 37deg32'05''N 126deg59'36''E / 37.53472degN 126.99333degE / Coordinates 37.53472; 126.99333Coordinates: 37deg32'05''N 126deg59'36''E / 37.53472degN 126.99333degE / 37.53472; 126.99333 Type Crowd crush Cause Under investigation Deaths At least 149 Non-fatal At least 150 injuries Itaewon stampede Hangul itaeweon absa sago Hanja Li Tai Yuan Ya Si Shi Gu Revised Romanization itaewon absa sago McCune-Reischauer it'aewon apsa sago On 29 October 2022, a crowd crush occurred during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. At least 149 people died^ [1]^[2] and about 150 were injured.^[3]^[4] The crowd crush is the deadliest peacetime disaster in South Korea since the sinking of MV Sewol in 2014, which killed more than 300 people.^[5] [ ] Contents * 1 Background * 2 Incident * 3 Aftermath * 4 Response * 5 References Background The Itaewon district, located in central Seoul, is a popular location for gatherings, as the area hosts nightclubs and bars.^[6] Approximately 100,000 people attended the Halloween event in Itaewon. ^[7] It was the most attended Halloween festival in the area since start of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]^[8] Also, it was the first since the pandemic to not require masks.^[7] Incident The crowd crush occurred at 22:20 local time.^[9] It was along an alleyway near Itaewon station's second exit and the Hamilton Hotel.^ [5]^[8] Local media groups stated that people crowded into a bar because of a rumor that an unidentified celebrity was present.^[10] The street in which the incident happened was connected to Itaewon-ro, the main street of the district, with the lane sloping upward and eventually meeting with another street, causing people to be packed and pushed along the narrow segment in the lane. The lane is only about 45 metres (150 ft) long and 4 metres (13 ft) wide, preventing emergency services from entering the street entirely. Emergency officials said at least 81 calls were made by people experiencing breathing difficulties. Photographs and videos on social media showed scenes of turmoil as festival attendees dressed in costumes attempted to resuscitate the injured.^[6] Aftermath Seoul officials said at least 140 people died, with more fatalities expected.^[11] The National Fire Agency and Ministry of the Interior and Safety said that nearly 100 people were injured and 50 received medical attention for cardiac arrests.^[12] Bodies were laid on the streets, covered by blue sheets,^[8] as paramedics performed CPR on people. Some bodies were transported away by ambulances.^[7] The Yongsan fire department said the death toll may rise as many more injured people were transported to hospitals across the city.^[8] Response An emergency message was issued to mobile phones in Yongsan urging people to immediately return home due to an "emergency accident near Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon".^[7] The National Fire Agency said 400 emergency personnel across the country had been deployed to the scene.^[13] The Mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, who was on a trip to Europe, returned to Seoul. President Yoon Suk-yeol attended an emergency brief. He suggested swiftly treating the injured and reviewing the safety of festivity sites.^[13] References 1. ^ "120 Dead, 100 Injured in Stampede in Itaewon, Seoul". KBS World. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022. 2. ^ gimgyeyeon (30 October 2022). "[sogbo] "samang 149myeong*jungsang 19myeong*gyeongsang 57 myeong"". yeonhabnyuseu (in Korean). Retrieved 29 October 2022. 3. ^ Kuhn, Anthony (29 October 2022). "More than 100 people reported dead after a Halloween crowd surge in Seoul, South Korea". NPR. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 4. ^ "At least 149 killed in crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul". The Guardian. Associated Press. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 5. ^ ^a ^b Sang-Hun, Choe (29 October 2022). "The Itaewon tragedy is the worst peacetime disaster in South Korea since the Sewol ferry sank in 2014, killing more than 300 people". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 6. ^ ^a ^b Gallo, W. (29 October 2022). "Dozens Hurt, Many Feared Dead in Seoul Stampede". Voice of America. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 7. ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lee, W.; Thomas, M. (29 October 2022). "Many feared dead in South Korea Halloween crush". BBC News. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 8. ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tong-Hyung, K.; Kim, H.-J. (29 October 2022). "At least 59 dead, 150 injured in Seoul after Halloween crowd crush". PBS News. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 9. ^ Choi, S.; Williams, A. (29 October 2022). "South Korea stampede death toll rises to 120, fire authorities say". Reuters. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 10. ^ "120 killed in Halloween crowd crush in South Korea". Al Jazeera. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 11. ^ Lee, M. Y. H.; Cho, K. K.; Pietch, B. (29 October 2022). "At least 120 dead in Seoul Halloween crowd crush". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 12. ^ Tong-Hyung, K.; Jim, H.-Y. (29 October 2022). "Officials: 9 Dead After Halloween Crowd Surge in Seoul". Bloomberg News. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 October 2022. 13. ^ ^a ^b "At least 59 dead and 150 injured after stampede during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, South Korea". Sky News. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022. * v * t * e Human stampedes and crushes List of human stampedes and crushes * 1807 Newgate Prison * 1823 Valletta 19th c. * 1876 Brooklyn Theatre * 1883 Victoria Hall * 1896 Khodynka * 1902 Shiloh Baptist Church * 1903 Iroquois Theatre * 1908 Barnsley Hall * 1913 Italian Hall * 1927 Laurier Palace * 1946 Burnden Park * 1954 Kumbh Mela * 1964 Estadio Nacional * 1967 Ataturk Stadium * 1971 Ibrox * 1974 Zamalek * 1979 The Who concert * 1981 Karaiskakis Stadium * 1982 Luzhniki * 1985 Heysel Stadium 20th c. * 1987 Shanghai Lujiazui * 1988 Dasharath Stadium * 1989 Tbilisi * 1989 Hillsborough * 1990 Mecca * 1991 Oppenheimer Stadium * 1992 Mahamaham * 1992 Bastia * 1993 Lan Kwai Fong * 1994 Mecca * 1994 Gowari * 1996 Haridwar and Ujjain * 1997 Uphaar Cinema * 1998 Mecca * 1999 Sabarimala * 1999 Nyamiha * 2000 Throb nightclub disaster * 2001 Mecca * 2001 Ellis Park Stadium * 2001 Accra Sports Stadium * 2001 Akashi pedestrian bridge * 2003 E2 nightclub * 2003 The Station nightclub * 2004 Mecca * 2004 Miyun * 2005 Mandher Devi temple 2000s * 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge * 2005 Chennai (November) * 2005 Chennai (December) * 2006 Mecca * 2006 PhilSports Stadium * 2008 Bandung * 2008 Naina Devi temple * 2008 Jodhpur * 2009 Houphouet-Boigny * 2009 Mawazine * 2010 Kor Royal Cup * 2010 Pratapgarh * 2010 Love Parade * 2010 Phnom Penh * 2011 Sabarimala * 2012 Port Said Stadium * 2012 Satsanga Deoghar * 2013 Houphouet-Boigny * 2013 Kiss nightclub * 2013 Kumbh Mela * 2013 Madhya Pradesh * 2014 Mumbai * 2014 Stade Tata Raphael 2010s * 2014 Patna * 2014 Multan * 2014 Kwekwe * 2014 Shanghai Bund * 2015 30 June Stadium * 2015 Haiti * 2015 Mina * 2015 Colectiv nightclub * 2017 Turin * 2017 Mumbai * 2018 Caracas * 2018 Corinaldo * 2019 Antananarivo * 2019 Karbala * 2020 Kerman * 2020 Maligawatta * 2020 Los Olivos * 2021 Meron * 2021 Astroworld Festival 2020s * 2022 Vaishno Devi Temple * 2022 Yaounde * 2022 Port Harcourt * 2022 GBLA Stadium * 2022 Giza * 2022 Kanjuruhan Stadium * 2022 Seoul * Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Seoul_Halloween_crowd_crush&oldid=1118953884" Categories: * 2020s in Seoul * 2022 disasters in South Korea * Crowd collapses and crushes * Disasters in Seoul * Halloween events * Human stampedes in 2022 * Human stampedes in Asia * Man-made disasters in South Korea * October 2022 events in South Korea * Yongsan District Hidden categories: * CS1 Korean-language sources (ko) * Articles with short description * Short description is different from Wikidata * Wikipedia pages semi-protected from banned users * Use dmy dates from October 2022 * Current events from October 2022 * Coordinates on Wikidata * Articles containing Korean-language text * Pages using the Kartographer extension Navigation menu Personal tools * Not logged in * Talk * Contributions * Create account * Log in Namespaces * Article * Talk [ ] English Views * Read * View source * View history [ ] More Search [ ] [Search] [Go] Navigation * Main page * Contents * Current events * Random article * About Wikipedia * Contact us * Donate Contribute * Help * Learn to edit * Community portal * Recent changes * Upload file Tools * What links here * Related changes * Upload file * Special pages * Permanent link * Page information * Cite this page * Wikidata item Print/export * Download as PDF * Printable version Languages * l`rby@ * Cestina * Deutsch * Espanol * Francais * hangugeo * Bahasa Indonesia * `bryt * k`art`uli * Magyar * Ri Ben Yu * O`zbekcha/uzbekcha * Portugues * Russkii * Suomi * aithy * Turkce * Ukrayins'ka * Tieng Viet * Wu Yu * Zhong Wen Edit links * This page was last edited on 29 October 2022, at 23:01 (UTC). * Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply. 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