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Major incident as concert-goers fall ill at Odyssey Arena in Belfast Concert-goers fall ill at Hardwell gig in Belfast's Odyssey
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The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has declared a major incident after up to 60 young people attending a concert in Belfast became ill. Up to 60 young people have been treated by paramedics after becoming ill outside a concert venue in Belfast.
A doctor and several ambulances are at the scene of the Odyssey Arena.A doctor and several ambulances are at the scene of the Odyssey Arena.
A number of people have been taken to hospitals across Belfast to be treated for the effects of drugs and alcohol. Seven people were taken to hospitals across Belfast to be treated for the effects of drugs and alcohol. No-one was seriously injured.
They had been attending a dance event headlined by Dutch DJ Hardwell. A Northern Ireland Ambulance Service spokesman said many of those were already intoxicated when they arrived at the venue.
John McPoland said: "We believe the majority arrived suffering from too much alcohol.
"We declared a major incident because of the number of resources we had to deploy to the scene."
A spokesman for the Odyssey Arena, Adrian Doyle, said: "It is our understanding that a number of patrons arriving to attend a concert by Dutch DJ act Hardwell have required medical attention, having already been intoxicated on their arrival at the complex.
"These patrons were not granted entry to the Odyssey Arena, and were treated by the Ambulance Service outside."