down. september 19th, 2010. in brazil. hundreds of fans come out to watch a drag race. more than 500 people pack the bleachers when suddenly, without warning, the grandstand collapses. a domino effect occurs as twisted metal and bodies come tumbling down. there s chaos as people search for loved ones in the wreckage and paramedics treat the injured. more than 100 spectators are injured in the collapse. 22 of them, critically. an investigation is under way but authorities suspect structural failure s to blame for this shocking incident. coming up, one bull in the stands and another on the loose in a parking lot full of kids. i saw the bull and i froze. i was absolutely terrified.
throws a cape to distract him, the bull charges and crushes several more people. frantic spectators leap from the stands into the bull ring for safety. after 15 terrifying minutes, stadium workers finally restrain the bull with ropes. it takes more than a dozen people to subdue the bull. miraculously, no one is killed during the incident. but the bull s rampage injures more than 30 people. five months earlier, another bull wreaks havoc stateside. a rodeo bull escapes from a stadium and runs wild in a parking lot filled with children. i saw the bull and i froze because i didn t know what was going to happen. march 7th, 2010, houston, texas. the annual houston livestock
it doesn t feel good. the bull charges the officer, missing him by inches. then when all hope seems lost, the cavalry arrives. here comes the cowboy. he ll take care of this. watch this. here s a cowboy. in a scene straight out of an old western, three wranglers rush in on horseback. there was a lot of tension in the parking lot. are they going to be able to get him, are they going to be able to, you know, pull him back, you know, away from everyone. within seconds, one of the cowboys ropes hardball. they got that bull. they got that bull. if you don t have a cowboy on a horse with a rope, you can t control a raging bull. it just doesn t happen. a taser gun is not going to do the trick. it s got to be a cowboy. the cowboys, they could have just sat back and said oh, well, the police are going to take care of it but no, they got on their horses and they took care of business.
hardball charges forward. he sets his sight on the parking lot, where thousands of spectators are gathering for the concert. about the same time, scott barrett and his family approach the stadium. the parking lot was full of kids. i mean, a lot of kids were there. they were coming to see the jonas brothers. suddenly, a commotion breaks out. i see all these people running and i figured oh, maybe they saw the jonas brothers. i saw people running. i mean, just moms grabbing kids and running. you know, the opposite direction. the barretts quickly realize an 1800 pound bull is on the loose. denise and sarah marie run for cover while scott whips out his video camera. the bull kept bucking back and forth and zigzagging and people were jumping back. they didn t know what to do because the bull came different directions. i was absolutely terrified, because i thought that a bunch of people were going to get hurt because there was no sign of anyone that was trying to do
the trick. it s got to be a cowboy. the cowboys, they could have just sat back and said oh, well, the police are going to take care of it but no, they got on their horses and they took care of business. just three days after hardball s escape, he s back in action. okay, folks, tyler thompson has got a bull that took a little walk. bull rider tyler thompson rides that bucking bull for more than eight seconds. now let s see how many minutes of coverage they ll put on him. since hardball s escape, precautions have been taken to make sure the rodeo stays indoors. there are now four levels of gates that a bull or horse or anything else would have to go through before they get out. two rodeo employees suffer minor injuries from hardball s wild run. but those who were there know