A group of people were found dead in a bar in South Africa.
One survivor said the substance smelled like pepper spray or tear gas.
It's not clear what caused the deaths. There is a suspicion that an accidental poisoning occurred.
Multiple reports say that survivors at the South African bar where at least 21 people were found dead said they were suffocating on a substance that smelled like pepper spray.
DispatchLive reported that at least 21 people were found strewn across floors and tables in the Enyobeni Tavern in East London, South Africa.
Police said the youngest victim was 13 years old.
Kamvelihle Matafeni told The Washington Post that she went to the bar with her friends for a widely advertised party that was hosted by two popular local DJs.
Matafeni told The Post she saw something hit the crowd as the bar filled up.
She said people around her screamed "I can't breathe" and "I'm choking" Matafeni was pushed toward the door.
She said people were falling around her. The people were dying in front of my eyes.
She got out of the bar.
The bar was crowded and some people were asked to leave when a substance was sprayed into the crowd, according to another student.
She said there was no use in pushing each other because some people were dying.
The smell was like gas. I'm not sure what it was. She said that she fell asleep for three hours after some people died.
The substance could have been sprayed by someone. The South African Police Service told The Post that it had made no arrests yet.
The cause of death was ruled out because no visible wounds were found on any of the victims.
According to Unathi Binqose of the Eastern Cape's provincial community safety department, it is either something they have eaten or something they have breathed in. The report is still underway.
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