| "16 Hospitalized for Heat-Related Illness During Snoop Dogg Performance" More than 16 people attending a Snoop Dogg concert were taken to the hospital for heat-related illness on Saturday night, according to WSMV 4. The incident took place during a performance by the rap icon at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The temperature at the Staples Center was reportedly near 90 degrees, and the concert had a sold-out crowd. Fans had been waiting for a chance to see Snoop Dogg live for many months, and many of them were dressed in heavy clothing that was not well-suited to the extreme heat. Some concert-goers began to experience the effects of the heat early on during the Snoop Dogg performance, prompting medical crews to respond. In total, 16 people were eventually taken to the hospital, while many others remained in the stadium to be attended to by medical staff. According to a spokesperson for the venue, the heat had been taken into consideration during the planning stages of the event, and medical staff had been onsite to attend to the crowd in the event of a heat-related emergency. Despite the measures that were taken, the high temperatures and the Snoop Dogg height of the crowd still proved to be too much for some attendees. |