Spanish Pop Star Killed In Freak Fireworks Explosion Mid-Performance

Spanish pop star Joana Sainz García was fatally injured when a pyrotechnic device exploded on stage during a performance early Sunday.

Some 1,000 fans were watching the concert at a music festival near Madrid when a device blew up during the light show, eliciting screams from the audience. A projectile struck the 30-year-old performer , and she fell to the stage unconscious, officials said.

A physician and nurse in the audience attempted to help the singer before paramedics arrived , according to El Diario Montanes. She was declared dead  at a hospital.

Sainz García, a singer and dancer, was performing with the 15-member Super Hollywood 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.  It can be seen below.

Note to readers: Be warned video is upsetting. 

The Prones 1, S.L. agency, the promoter for the Super Hollywood 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.”

An investigation has been launched , People magazine reported.