01/11/2023
Tropical Disco Stage-roof Incident Statement
Unfortunately, early Sunday morning at approximately 3:38am, the sudden and torrential tropical-depression levels of precipitation directly impacted the production and caused the emergency evacuation of the Tropical Disco stage-roof structure.
After receiving patron reports and conducting swift assessments: production crews were notified of pooling water and began responding to various tent-structures around the VIP but, were unable to make it to the "Tropical Disco" in time given the sudden nature of events. Based on communication timelines it appears the rain-shower-to-collapse happened in mere minutes.
Members of our primary organizing team were present in the structure when the incident occurred and were first to respond. Patrons, helping patrons and on-site fire/medic first responders were on the scene within seconds given their extremely close proximity.
In total we had sixteen (16) patrons report to the on-site medical facility where they were treated for cuts and bruises at the VIP Medical bay and three (3) were then referred to the A&E @ DCFH for X-rays and further medical examination. Thankfully all were cleared medically and released.
This accident was truly unprecedented. We are so grateful that everyone affected is recovering โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
We have reached out personally to each and everyone one of the affected individuals and we continue to monitor their progress.
Remaining committed to providing a superior and safe experience for all of our patrons, parallel to medical attention; other structures on site were immediately inspected by production engineering crews and local authorities for safety and the show was allowed to continue. For night 3, the team continued to make patron safety and security a priority and the festival continued as planned and without incident.
First and foremost we say thank you to God for protecting us all during the production. We wish to thank our production staff and fire/medics for being first responders on site and we say thank you to all our patrons for being resilient and understanding.
The safety and security of our patrons, first responders, performers and crew remain our highest priority.
Greatfully ๐๐ฝ
NeXConneX + Radiance Productions
