Phil Sports Stadium Stampede
The PhilSports Stadium stampede (also referred to as Wowowee stampede or the ULTRA stampede) was a stampede that occurred at the PhilSports Stadium (also known as the ULTRA) in Pasig City, Metro Manila in the Philippines on February 4, 2006. It killed 73 people and injured about 400. About 30,000 people had been gathered outside the stadium waiting to participate in the first anniversary episode of the former television variety show Wowowee.
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