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I could just never imagine the severity of the situation.

A night of music turned tragic on Friday, Nov. 5.

Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 05: Travis Scott performs during 2021 Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on N…

I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need.

Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support.

Scott concluded his message by telling his followers, Love You All.

Travis Scott responds to the Astroworld Festival tragedy in a series of Instagram stories.

I could just never imagine the severity of the situation, Scott added in his stories.

If you have any information, yo just drop a line to the local authorities.

He also encouraged his followers to continue to just keep your prayers.

He added, I mean, Im honestly just devastated.

I could never imagine anything like this just happening.

His performance came on the first night of what was supposed to be a two-day event.

However, the scene turned chaotic.

It happened all at once, Houston Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite said.

It seemed like it happened over the course of just a few minutes.

Attendees described a horrifying scene.

I started screaming for help.

I felt so scared, like I was going to die.

The amount of people I saw get hurt, passed out, bleeding, crying is crazy.

Everyone in the front was getting crushed, Billy Nasser, another attendee, toldThe Houston Chronicle.

I have been to so many festivals.

I have never seen anything like this before.

Scott seemed especially excited for the years festival.

Fans were apparently just as excited, with 50,000 present at the time of the tragedy.

This post has been updated with Scotts latest response to the tragedy.

This article was originally published onNovember 6, 2021