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Buenos Aires Shuts Gran Rivadavia Theater After Overcrowded Dance Event Triggers Evacuation

City regulators ordered a preventive closure pending an investigation into possible ticket overselling and safety failures.

Overview

  • Emergency teams treated multiple attendees for heat-related descompensations after the venue became packed during a private dance competition featuring minors.
  • Alberto Crescenti of SAME said two patients were transferred to Hospital Santojanni and Hospital Vélez Sarsfield after on‑site triage and stabilization.
  • Reports differ on totals assisted, with early counts at 11 and later tallies near 20 or more, reflecting a developing reconciliation of figures.
  • Officials and witnesses cited high temperatures and poor ventilation as aggravating factors, with claims the crowd exceeded permitted capacity.
  • Buenos Aires’ Agencia Gubernamental de Control imposed a preventive closure of Teatro Gran Rivadavia as refunds and accountability are demanded by families and participants.