SEOUL: At least 146 people were killed and 150 were injured in a stampede during Halloween festivities in central Seoul on Saturday, officials said.

`146 have been killed and 150 have been injured,` fire official Choi Seong-beam told reporters at the scene.

The incident took place at about 10:20pm (1320 GMT). A large number of people fell down in a narrow alley during the Halloween events, Choi Sung-beom, head of the Yongsan Fire Station, said.

The number of casualties could rise as the rescue effort was still under way.

`The area is still chaotic so we are still trying to figure out the exact number of people injured,` Moon Hyun-joo, an official at the National Fire Agency said.

Foreigners were among those transferred to nearby hospitals.

President Yon Suk-yeol presided over an emergency meeting with senior aides and ordered emergency medical teams to the area, his office said.Authorities said they were investigating the exact cause of the incident.-AgenciesSEOUL: At least 146 people were killed and 150 were injured in a stampede during Halloween festivities in central Seoul on Saturday, officials said.

`146 have been killed and 150 have been injured,` fire official Choi Seong-beam told reporters at the scene.

The incident took place at about 10:20pm (1320 GMT). A large number of people fell down in a narrow alley during the Halloween events, Choi Sung-beom, head of the Yongsan Fire Station, said.

The number of casualties could rise as the rescue effort was still under way.

`The area is still chaotic so we are still trying to figure out the exact number of people injured,` Moon Hyun-joo, an official at the National Fire Agency said.

Foreigners were among those transferred to nearby hospitals.

President Yon Suk-yeol presided over an emergency meeting with senior aides and ordered emergency medical teams to the area, his office said.Authorities said they were investigating the exact cause of the incident.-Agencies