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Crowd Overruns Barriers at Ensenada Carnival’s Banda MS Concert as City Reports No Deaths

Police label the episode a brief riot after a capacity shutdown.

Overview

  • Municipal authorities say more than 120,000 people turned out for the free show at Playa Hermosa on March 15, stressing crowd control measures.
  • Metal fencing at the Guaymas and Costero access point collapsed, triggering a mass simultaneous entry captured in widely shared videos.
  • The municipal police closed entry once capacity was reached, then allowed controlled access to relieve pressure, and reported no fatalities with the security operation ongoing.
  • A retired police officer criticized limited staffing and narrow access and exit points, warning that the setup complicated any emergency response.
  • Footage circulating online shows officers extracting vulnerable attendees and interviews alleging intoxicated minors, fueling calls for stricter inspections and scrutiny of the event’s roughly 16 million–peso cost.