Astroworld stage finally taken down

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Astroworld Festival signifier astatine Houston's NRG Park, which has remained successful spot since the assemblage surge that killed 10 concertgoers during rapper Travis Scott's show connected Nov. 5, started to travel down Wednesday.

In the 40 days since tens of thousands of radical crushed into the comparatively tiny abstraction for Scott's 3rd Astroworld euphony fest successful his hometown, investigators, some with assorted instrumentality enforcement agencies and attorneys representing victims, person collected and photographed grounds astatine the venue, necessitating the signifier setup to stay successful place.

On Wednesday, SkyEye captured crewmembers connected dense machinery disconnecting airy fixtures and wiring.

Civil attorneys progressive successful assorted lawsuits told ABC13 that they are not amazed the signifier has been dismantled. Most person already taken a fig of photos and videos. Sources accidental attorneys' entree to the tract ended much than a week ago.

NRG Park, which is expected to instrumentality the signifier country to an unfastened parking lot, did not remark connected Wednesday's activities.

Houston constabulary said determination were nary updates connected the transgression broadside of the investigation. In addition, determination are inactive nary authoritative causes of decease connected the victims.

On the civilian side, astir 300 lawsuits person been filed. Civil litigation tin often resistance connected for years.

In the past week, Scott has said successful an interrogation conducted much than a period aft the calamity that helium ne'er heard screams for assistance portion connected stage. He has insisted that helium would person stopped the amusement had helium had a consciousness that radical were successful danger.

SEE MORE: Travis Scott tells Charlamagne Tha God that helium ne'er heard fans' screams for help

This is contempt him during the amusement pointing retired astatine an ambulance trying to marque it done the crowd, a infinitesimal captured during the Apple Music unrecorded watercourse of his performance.

Lawyers for the victims person expressed successful the aftermath disappointment astatine Scott for being unapologetic and evading accountability.

SEE MORE: Astroworld Aftermath - What truly happened astatine Travis Scott's Houston festival

Lawyers had sought to harvester nearly 300 lawsuits filed against Scott and different parties for the tragedy.

Eight radical died astatine the venue. Two others, including a Texas A&M elder and the youngest unfortunate - a 9-year-old boy, died astatine hospitals successful the days after.

We're pursuing the latest developments successful the Astroworld aftermath. Get updates from Miya Shay connected Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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