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One person has been killed and dozens more injured at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru<\/a>, according to the football club Alianza Lima.<\/p>\n Hundreds of fans were attending a \u201cflag-waving event\u201d on Friday around the stadium, a day before a derby match between the home team Alianza Lima and local rivals Universitario de Deportes.<\/p>\n Officials are investigating the cause of the incident, which was not immediately clear. Initial reports suggested parts of the stadium\u2019s wall had collapsed, but Alianza Lima said there were not any structural failures, as did a fire official.<\/p>\n The club offered condolences for the casualties, which included 60 injured, according to media reports.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are fully and transparently collaborating with the competent authorities,\u201d the club said in a statement on X<\/a>, promising \u201ctotal transparency\u201d in helping to investigate what happened.<\/p>\n The Peruvian health minister, Juan Carlos Velasco Guerrero, confirmed the death and said that 47 people had been hurt, with three people in critical condition.<\/p>\n The fire chief, Marcos Pajuelo, told the news channel Canal N that based on initial assessments, the structure of the stadium<\/a> had not been affected. \u201cThere are no collapsed walls or sections fallen into the pit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been any debris,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Earlier, the interior ministry had said on X that 40 firefighters responded to an emergency at the stadium \u201cinvolving people trapped in a structure\u201d.<\/p>\n