A stampede occurred during a rodeo at Rancho El Eden in Gaston, South Carolina. This incident left at least 16 people injured and led to multiple arrests.
According to WACH Fox, the stampede occurred just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night. Someone set off fireworks, which spooked a horse. It tore through the crowd, trampling many people in the process.
Brenda Arredondo, an attendee of the rodeo, told the news station that her friend had to be carried to an ambulance after being trampled because she could not walk. Arredondo said that her mother required emergency surgery after severe injuries to her face…