14 fans rushed to the hospital at Chainsmokers’ California concert, second incident in weeks - Page Six
Fourteen concert-goers were hospitalized following a Chainsmokers performance in San Jose, with reports citing drug and alcohol use as contributing factors. This incident follows a similar event last month where fans were injured during a fight at a separate Chainsmokers show.
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Add Page Six on Google The Chainsmokers’ concert Friday turned into a chaotic scene when more than a dozen people were hospitalized.
The San Jose Fire Department shared on X Saturday that they responded at 8:22 p.m. on Sept. 4 to an outdoor concert at Discovery Meadow for reports of “multiple patients requiring medical attention.”
The Chainsmokers’ show took place at the urban park in downtown San Jose that night.
“SJFD immediately requested an Ambulance Task Force, two additional advanced life support fire units, and a Battalion Chief to manage the incident and provide additional medical resources,” the department shared. “A total of 14 ambulances responded, and 14 patients were transported to local hospitals.”
ABC7 reported that police told them that 10 people had to go to the hospital, many of them because of alcohol or drugs.
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