Six people were injured at the outdoor festival early Thursday, according to Maria del Carmen Sajquim, a spokeswoman for Guatemala’s Western Regional Hospital. The injured were taken to hospital and are believed to have suffered fractures, local firefighters said on Twitter earlier. A member of the Public Ministry covers bodies after a riot at a Guatemalan independence day concert in Quetzaltenango.AFP via Getty Images Witnesses at the scene said the venue had only two exits and chaos ensued as everyone rushed for the exits. Local media described the festival where more than 10 bands played as an annual event marking the Central American country’s independence day. The riot is just one of many fatal accidents at public events that Latin America has seen in recent years. A family member of one of the victims speaks with a coroner after nine people were killed and 20 others injured at a music festival in Quetzaltenango. AFP via Getty Images Four people were killed in June and about 70 injured when part of a grandstand collapsed at a bullring in the Colombian city of El Espinal. In one of the region’s deadliest events, a 2004 fire at a Buenos Aires nightclub killed 194 people after a concertgoer set off a flare into the packed venue shortly after rock band Callejeros took the stage. Firefighters and police stand by the bodies of people who died in a stampede during an outdoor concert celebrating Independence Day in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.AP
