The Chase Center will be inspected by San Francisco authorities for safety reasons following the death of one fan and injuries to two others at the Phish concert in San Francisco on October 17th.
The case was filed on October 18 after a complaint was filed with the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection that the site’s railings were “unsafe” and “not high enough” and the stairs leading to the railings were “steep.”
The Phish concert was overshadowed by two separate falls. In the first case, a 47-year-old viewer from Athens, New York, died after falling from an upper level, although San Francisco police said he may have jumped rather than accidentally fell or was pushed.
“The investigation has evidence that the victim jumped from a dais in the arena, causing him to fall a considerable distance, which led to his injuries,” the San Francisco police department said in a statement. “Immediately prior to the jump, the victim did not appear to have physical contact with anyone or the barrier / fence.”
In another incident during the second set of the concert, one person fell and hit another fan on the floor, causing both non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
This is the latest case that some fans who attended the show are now pointing to as evidence of the insecurity of the balcony at the Chase Center, which is run by the Golden State Warriors.
Sara Sani, a UCSF internal medicine physician, says she attended the Phish show on Sunday and was the first to react to the fall during the second set.
“As a doctor – and a Warriors fan – I am concerned about the public safety risks posed by the Chase Center design,” she said in an email to the Bay Area News Group. “There will undoubtedly be additional injuries – and deaths – if no changes are made to this facility.”
Chase Center officials say the venue is safe for fans.
“The Chase Center is a secure, state-of-the-art arena built and operated to meet all applicable security requirements for this type of facility,” wrote Kimberly Wheele, senior director of corporate communications at Chase Center. Email address. “We went through a rigorous process with the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) to obtain the necessary approvals to open the Chase Center. In addition, DBI is conducting (and we are looking forward to) an additional inspection, similar to the one that took place earlier. ”
After a two-day Chase Center booth – October 16-17 – October 19, Fish performed at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. During this show, vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio had addressed a tragic turn of events two nights earlier.
“I know that it affected everyone, and for some of the people who were around this event, I know they had a lot of feelings and they experienced it, so I send my love to everyone,” he said in the ad … “We all – I speak for the group – send our love to everyone, everyone in the community who has experienced this.”
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