On August 6, the scene of the Japanese boy band King & Prince's concert suddenly caught fire, and the scene was chaotic, about 6,000 spectators were evacuated urgently, and many people were choked by smoke and sent to the hospital for treatment.
After the fire broke out, King & Prince's agency Janis Affairs issued a statement apologizing, revealing that there was a stage accident at 13 o'clock on the 6th, and negotiated with the relevant departments to suspend the performance on the day.
"For everyone who came to the performance, I am very sorry for everyone who has caused you a lot of worry and trouble. The Company sincerely accepts the cause of this accident, and will re-examine the safety confirmation and system in each place and strive to ensure safety in the future. We will vow to prevent it from happening again with the goal of making performances that guests can enjoy with peace of mind. ”
Judging from the live photos shared by netizens, the concert was almost full, and the smoke on the scene caused a commotion, but most of the people stopped and watched, did not escape at the first time, fortunately, the fire was not large, and did not cause a catastrophe.
Insiders said speculation was that some of the installations on the central patio suddenly caught fire, and the fire extinguisher above was successfully activated to extinguish the fire, during which King & Prince returned to the stage to chat, and there was originally a performance at six o'clock in the evening, but it was forcibly suspended.
After the fire, the injured were carried on stretchers to the hospital for treatment, the specific circumstances of the injuries are unknown, in order to avoid causing another commotion, the lifeguards blocked the media camera with a dark cloth.
It is reported that the Japanese boy band King & Prince is composed of Kishi Yuta, Hirano Shigeyoshi, Jinguji Isamu, Nagase Ryo, Takahashi Hiroto, debuted for 4 years, in Japan's popularity is very high, the performance of the day once had 8,000 fans to the scene, even if they did not buy tickets, there are still a large number of fans at the entrance of the venue, trying to meet with idols.
After the fire, the fans outside the stadium had no sense of escape, and still stood and watched until the firefighters and fire trucks appeared, and then evacuated them to a safe distance. Although the fire did not directly burn the audience, many people were choked by thick smoke, causing a sensation.
Previously, a major accident occurred at the Marror concert of the Hong Kong boy band, causing the 27-year-old dancer Li Qiyan to be seriously injured and comatose, and has not been able to get better in the hospital for nearly ten days, less than half a month later, the Japanese boy band also had a stage accident, and people can't help but think deeply, where is the problem?