Minutes before midnight on June 7, a railing at the Rich club, located in Alttus Square in San Luis Potosi It collapsed due to the overcrowding that occurred inside the building. The young people came to the place to watch the concert of Kevin AMF or Kevin Moreno, singer originally from Sinaloa.
As a result of the collapse two people died and 15 were injured, this is preliminary information. The events could be observed through the security cameras installed outside the building, in which the fall of the young people could be confirmed after the collapse of the structure.
According to witnesses, the young people gathered on the stairs of the premises when they noticed that the establishment was crowded, so the pressure exerted on the glass railing was excessive, causing the structure to collapse.
The young people, who were on the third floor of the plaza, suddenly fell after the structure would not resist the pressure exerted by the agglomeration. In the video you can see the exact moment in which they fall to the ground from a height of more than 12 meters. Two people, after falling on the bodies of the first ones who hit the ground, immediately get up and walk away from the place in desperation.
The tragic scene was chaotic. Dozens of young people fell on top of each other in a few seconds, who remained for several minutes amid screams, wails, broken glass and blood stains caused by the impact against the floor. People who were a few meters from the incident came with fear and uncertainty to help the injured, as well as to call medical services and the authorities.
Elements of the state coordination of civil protection, municipal civil protection, the capital police and the State Civil Guard went to the scene after receiving the report of the incident. The Attorney General’s Office of the State of San Luis Potosí (FGESLP) later reported the opening of an investigation folder to clarify the facts and determine or direct responsibilities.
The two deceased young people were transferred to the Legal Medical Service (Semele), where the corresponding autopsy was performed to determine the cause of their death.
Preliminarily, the The deceased were identified as Rodrigo Espinoza and Manuel Alejandro I. P., who was the son of the architect Juan Ramón Infante, vice president of COPARMEX Matehuala. For their part, the injured include Sofía Martínez, Luca Avilez, Ramón Orozco, Francisco Gaytán and Andrea Álvarez. On social networks, friends and family said goodbye to Manuel Alejandro IP, a young athlete and cyclist from the Búfalos team.
The governor of San Luis Potosí, Ricardo Gallardo Cardona, issued a statement in which it demanded that municipal authorities review the operating licenses of the Rich club, as well as the permits that must be granted to hold mass events. In addition, he asked the State Attorney General’s Office to expedite the investigation and punish those responsible with “the full weight of the Law.”
Through social networks, the singer Kevin Moreno issued a statement in which he sent his condolences to family and friends of those who died due to the accident that occurred in Alttus Square, the site where his concert would take place on the night of August 7. June.
“It deeply pains us to know that some of our dear followers, who are an essential part of our community, were affected by this unfortunate and sensitive event. There are no words that can console the void left by your absence, but we want you to know that we share your pain and we are here to support you,” he reads in the letter.
