Brixton Academy license suspended after fatal crush
Brixton Academy license suspended after fatal crush
< /figure>By Harry LowBBC News
Brixton 02 Academy license suspended as it emerged concerns had been raised eves as to how solid the front doors were nearly three years before a fatal crush at a concert last week.
The Afro Singer's Concert -pop Asake was cut short when a large number of people tried to enter the home on Thursday.
Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died on Saturday, while that Gaby Hutchinson, 23, died on Monday.
The south London site's license has been suspended until January 16.
Lambeth councilors met earlier and decided to take the 'interim decision' to suspend the academy's license following the 'severity of the events” and “risks to public safety” from “a lack of crowd control at the entrance gates,” until a full hearing is held on January 16.
At the council meeting, the Metropolitan Police said there was a similar crush on February 2, 2020 when concerns were raised about the resistance of the front doors during a concert by Naira Marley, another Afrobeats singer.
Brixton 02 Academy license suspended as it emerged concerns had been raised eves as to how solid the front doors were nearly three years before a fatal crush at a concert last week.
The Afro Singer's Concert -pop Asake was cut short when a large number of people tried to enter the home on Thursday.
Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died on Saturday, while that Gaby Hutchinson, 23, died on Monday.
The south London site's license has been suspended until January 16.
Lambeth councilors met earlier and decided to take the 'interim decision' to suspend the academy's license following the 'severity of the events” and “risks to public safety” from “a lack of crowd control at the entrance gates,” until a full hearing is held on January 16.
At the council meeting, the Metropolitan Police said there was a similar crush on February 2, 2020 when concerns were raised about the resistance of the front doors during a concert by Naira Marley, another Afrobeats singer.
< /figure>By Harry LowBBC News
