Emergency Crews Respond Summerjam at Xfinity Center

Multiple emergency units were requested for parties in need of medical attention Saturday night during Jam’n 94.5’s Summerjam at the Xfinity Center.

At approximately 7 p.m., emergency crews at the venue requested aid from local communities after an influx of intoxicated teenage concertgoers were reported. According to Mansfield fire captain John Terry, the teens that needed medical attention were consuming alcohol off-site prior to arriving at the show.

Terry added that the evening was declared a level two mass casualty incident in order to receive more assistance from local EMS crews to transport patients to the hospital.

The number of concertgoers who required hospitalization has not been released. They were taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Morton Hospital in Taunton, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, and Norwood Hospital in Norwood.

The yearly rap concert started at 5:15 p.m. Saturday with the doors opening at 4 p.m.

In the past, Summerjam has been considered one of the more troublesome events at the concert venue, with dozens taken into custody at the show each year.