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| Joana Sainz Garcia: Spanish singer killed by exploding pyrotechnic | Joana Sainz Garcia: Spanish singer killed by exploding pyrotechnic |
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| A Spanish pop singer died after being hit by an exploding pyrotechnic during a live performance at a concert. | A Spanish pop singer died after being hit by an exploding pyrotechnic during a live performance at a concert. |
| Joana Sainz Garcia, 30, was performing with the Super Hollywood Orchestra group at a venue near Madrid when the incident happened. | Joana Sainz Garcia, 30, was performing with the Super Hollywood Orchestra group at a venue near Madrid when the incident happened. |
| A stage pyrotechnic device exploded near the singer, knocking her unconscious, at about 02:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday. | |
| Paramedics took Ms Sainz to hospital, where she was later confirmed dead. | Paramedics took Ms Sainz to hospital, where she was later confirmed dead. |
| Around 1,000 spectators were watching the performance, in the town of Las Berlanas, north-west of Madrid. | Around 1,000 spectators were watching the performance, in the town of Las Berlanas, north-west of Madrid. |
| Footage posted to social media purportedly shows the moment the firework exploded, causing Ms Sainz to collapse on the ground. | Footage posted to social media purportedly shows the moment the firework exploded, causing Ms Sainz to collapse on the ground. |
| A doctor and a nurse who were in the crowd attempted to help the singer before paramedics arrived, El Diario Montanes reported. | A doctor and a nurse who were in the crowd attempted to help the singer before paramedics arrived, El Diario Montanes reported. |
| Ms Sainz, from Santander, was reportedly the main dancer and choreographer for the Super Hollywood Orchestra, a 15-member group including singers, musicians and dancers. | Ms Sainz, from Santander, was reportedly the main dancer and choreographer for the Super Hollywood Orchestra, a 15-member group including singers, musicians and dancers. |
| The group was hired to close the four-day festival in Las Berlanas. | The group was hired to close the four-day festival in Las Berlanas. |
| The promoter for the group, Prones 1SL, told El Norte de Castilla the "regrettable" incident appeared to have been caused by a manufacturing failure. | The promoter for the group, Prones 1SL, told El Norte de Castilla the "regrettable" incident appeared to have been caused by a manufacturing failure. |
| Isidro Lopez, owner of Prones 1SL, told local media the group used pyrotechnics in previous performances without incident. | Isidro Lopez, owner of Prones 1SL, told local media the group used pyrotechnics in previous performances without incident. |
| In a statement posted to Facebook, Prones 1SL said: "The whole Prones family, partners, artists, friends, collaborators are very sad and dismayed by the loss of our companion and friend Joana Sainz." | In a statement posted to Facebook, Prones 1SL said: "The whole Prones family, partners, artists, friends, collaborators are very sad and dismayed by the loss of our companion and friend Joana Sainz." |
| The local government of Las Berlanas, which organised the festival, paid tribute to Ms Sainz on Facebook. "RIP Johan Sainz. You are in our memory," it wrote in a post. | The local government of Las Berlanas, which organised the festival, paid tribute to Ms Sainz on Facebook. "RIP Johan Sainz. You are in our memory," it wrote in a post. |