At least 37 people were killed in a stampede at a lantern festival celebration marking the end of China’s Lunar New Year in a town outside the Chinese capital of Beijing.

At least 37 people were killed in a stampede at a lantern festival celebration marking the end of China’s Lunar New Year in a town outside the Chinese capital of Beijing today.

At least 37 people were killed and 15 others injured today when a crowd stampeded during a holiday gathering outside Beijing on the final day of China’s Lunar New Year celebrations.