Taylor Swift fans suffered burns at a concert in Brazil (6 photos)

At the Taylor Swift concert, which took place on November 17 at the Estadio Olímpico Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro, many spectators suffered second-degree burns. The air temperature was about 38 °C, moreover, a metal floor was laid throughout the stadium, which became hot and caused injuries.





The girl wrote on social networks: “I came to the Nilton Santos stadium for a Taylor Swift concert and left with 3 second-degree burns.”

The metal plates covering the floor turned into a hot frying pan.



A spectator shared a photo of burns on her legs, calling the conditions at the stadium "inhumane."

She recalls: “My friends and I stood in front, and behind us there were a lot of people pushing. When they opened the entrance, they pushed me and I fell on the fiery floor. I received two second-degree burns.”

And this is not an isolated case.



Authorities warned of danger to life as the heat index, a combination of temperature and humidity, reached 59.3C on Friday and 59.7C on Saturday (Nov 18) in Rio.

The Grammy Award winner performed for several hours in temperatures approaching 38C and later told fans she was postponing Saturday's concert because the safety and well-being of her fans, fellow stage performers and crew must and will always come first.



It was forbidden to bring your own water to the stadium where the concert was taking place. People began to lose consciousness en masse, and the workers of two first-aid posts did not have time to provide assistance. Noticing something was wrong, Taylor and her team began distributing water.



"I received second degree burns on both legs and my right arm as a result of falling on the metal floor next to the stage. Due to the heat, the floor became very dangerous and many received terrible burns," another fan complained.



Ana Clara Benevides, 23, lost consciousness minutes before Taylor went on stage and died of cardiac arrest, according to her cousin Estela.

Following the tragedy, Taylor Swift released a statement: "I have no words to describe how devastated I am. I have very little information other than the fact that the girl was incredibly beautiful and too young. I feel deeply about this loss, my broken heart with hers." family and friends. That's the last thing I thought about when we decided to play in Brazil."

Ana's father, Veiny Machado, told the Folha de São Paulo newspaper: "I lost my only daughter, a happy and smart girl. She was due to graduate in psychology next April. I want it to be established whether spectators were really banned from bringing water, whether there was negligence in providing assistance.”

The heartbroken father added: "I know the singer was handing out water to her fans, which is absurd for an event of this magnitude. Nothing will bring my daughter back, but I hope if negligence is proven, the culprit will be punished and it won't happen again."