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Spanish Pop Star Joana García Killed Sunday In Super Hollywood Orchestra Pyrotechnic Malfunction

MADRID, SPAIN. (THECOUNT) — Spanish pop singer, Joana Sainz García, was fatally injured when a pyrotechnic device exploded on stage during a Super Hollywood Orchestra performance early Sunday in Las Berlanas, Spain.

A large crowd had gathered to watch García, 30, perform at a Madrid music festival, when for unknown reasons, a pyrotechnic device malfunctioned during the light show, fatally striking the singer.

A projectile from the pyrotechnic struck the entertainer and she slumped to the stage unconscious, officials said.

A physician and nurse in the audience attempted to administer life-saving procedures before first responders arrived, however, García was transported and pronounced dead at an area hospital.

(CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO WATCH DISTURBING VIDEO OF ACCIDENT:)

The singer and dancer was performing with the 15-member orchestra group in a town near Madrid at the time. The performers were closing out a four-day festival in Las Berlanas.

El Norte de Castilla obtained video footage of the explosion.

The Prones 1, S.L. agency, the promoter for the orchestra, said the pyrotechnics had been used routinely in the past without a problem.

“All our staff, musicians and artists …. express our most heartfelt condolences to [Joana’s] family, partner, and friends for the loss of our colleague,” the agency wrote in a Facebook tribute.

“She always showed exemplary behavior, both personal and artistic, in addition to a great human quality. It’s going to be very difficult for all of us to overcome her absence. We will always remember you, Joana. R.I.P.”, reports HuffPost.

Geo quick facts: Las Berlanas is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 369 inhabitants – Wikipedia.

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