Dennis RomeroA Teen Vogue fashion event featuring X Factor singer Cher Lloyd brought screaming teen girls to The Grove shopping center in 93-degree heat, prompting five young people to fall ill and require medical treatment.
The incident was reported about 1:39 p.m. as a “large crowd” gathered to check out the event at 189 The Grove Drive, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Lloyd's free show started at 1:30, Teen Vogue stated.
According to the LAFD …
Credit: @TeenVogue
… at least five “youths” reported feeling ill amid the hot and crowded conditions and requested help: They were eventually checked out and released, some to their parents.
Humphrey said those seeking help included three girls and two women who likely suffered mild, heat-related illness.
Shortly after 3 p.m. the LAFD reported that the crowds had diminished and that no one had to be hospitalized.
The fashion show was billed as a “Back To School Saturday” promotion:
On my way to
@thegrovela to do a performance for@teenvogue's#btss event can't wait (: xxx— Cher Lloyd (@CherLloyd) August 11, 2012
It's not the first time Lloyd has had her young fans in a tizzy. Authorities reportedly shut down a Lloyd event in West Hollywood earlier this month as a result of overcrowding.
Today people were tweeting about the crowds:
Wow! About a gazillion people out here to see
@cherlloyd &@shaymitch with@teenvogue instagr.am/p/OM6UJjM2GC/— JOSLYN DAVIS (@JoslynDavis) August 11, 2012
Thank you!! RT
@leandraking1: Just stood in a mass of sweaty girls in 100 degree weather to see@cherlloyd and@shaymitch ……#worthit— Shay Mitchell (@shaymitch) August 11, 2012
Have fun!! “
@keilyn_leigh: been lining up since really early!! at The Grove waiting for@cherlloyd!!@savan_kotecha twitter.com/Keilyn_Leigh/s…“— Savan Kotecha (@Savan_Kotecha) August 11, 2012
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