Three women have been crushed to death in a stampede at a Halloween party in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Two other women are in critical condition.
西班牙首都马德里一个万圣节聚会上发生踩踏事故,造成3名妇女死亡,2人受重伤。
Thousands of revellers had packed into the Madrid Arena for the party when a stampede, believed to have been caused when someone let off a flare or firecracker in a corridor, created a panic.
数千名狂欢者挤进马德里体育场, 目击者称有人向场内投掷一枚焰火,引发观众恐慌,最终导致踩踏事故。
An emergency services spokesman says two of the women were killed at the venue and the third died shortly after being rushed to hospital. Halloween has recently become a popular holiday in Spain, coinciding with the traditional All Saints Day festival on November the 1st.
救援部门发言人称两名妇女当场死亡,另一名在送往医院的途中死亡。西班牙最近数年流行过万圣节,正好和11月1日西班牙的传统节日“亡灵节”融合在一起。