At least 149 were killed and another 150 injured in a Halloween gathering in Seoul, South Korea, during a Saturday night event.
The fire department has referred to the incident as the deadliest peacetime incident in South Korea's recent history. The crowd surge occurred with more than 100,000 people clogged into a narrow street during a busy night.
A fire department official reported that most of the victims were teenagers or in their twenties.
President Joe Biden sent his condolences to hose effected, wishing them a speedy recovery from this tragedy .