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Dozens Treated for Heat Illness at Cardi B Walmart Pop-Up in Cypress

The fire department later reported 30 people used cooling stations with one person transported in stable condition.

Overview

  • The Tuesday pop-up at the Walmart on Fry Road drew hundreds for photos tied to the release of Cardi B’s album “Am I the Drama?”
  • As lines formed outdoors, the Cy-Fair Fire Department issued a heat warning and requested assistance from additional EMS units.
  • Officials said cooling stations assisted 30 people, with one patient taken to a hospital in stable condition.
  • Crews treated dozens for heat-related symptoms as temperatures reached about 90 degrees.
  • The event was scheduled from 2 to 10 p.m., and multiple reports said Cardi B arrived about halfway through the time window.