According to Houston Fire Department files, the deadly Astroworld Festival spiraled out of control for hours.

According to Houston Fire Department archives, indicators of disaster were visible hours before the tragic crowd surge at the Astroworld Music Festival a week ago.

Observers had already entered the main gate shortly after the festival began at 9 a.m. on November 5, according to handwritten logs obtained by CNN on Friday.

According to the logs, at least eight further breaches were detected during the day, with 3,000 to 5,000 concertgoers who were "not scanned" entering the arena by 5:05 p.m.

Nine people died as a result of the overcrowding at the famous event, which resulted in scores of lawsuits and a bevy of unsolved questions about what went wrong.

The logs portray a terrible picture of an out-of-control situation that was getting worse by the hour. A number of concertgoers were taken to the hospital in ambulances that morning and afternoon.

At one point, just before 5 p.m., the Houston Police Department reported "hazardous crowd situations."

Eight minutes before headliner and festival organizer Travis Scott took the stage at 9 p.m., more than 260 people had already been treated, according to the logs, which did not specify the type of treatment. A 9:18 p.m. entry noted a "crush injury."

Less than half an hour into Scott's performance, the log states: "This is when it all got real."

Police reported "multiple people trampled, passed out at front of stage" at 9:33 p.m. Minutes later, a police operator reported five 911 calls about "unconscious persons in crowd. Report of possible CPR."

A "Level One MCI" -- mass casualty incident -- was reported at 9:52 p.m., according to the logs.

From 10 p.m. to about 11:40 p.m., 17 people had been transported to hospitals, including at least six people in cardiac arrest.

Lawyer says Scott did not know of MCI declaration

Scott's lawyer said Friday that he didn't find out about the mass casualty declaration until the next morning.

Attorney Ed McPherson told ABC's "Good Morning America" that "it never got to Travis, that never got to Travis's crew."

"He's up there, trying to put on a show. He has no way of knowing what's going on beneath the surface."

As of Friday, more than 90 civil complaints had been filed in Harris County District Court, demanding accountability from city officials, event organizers, and artists at the sold-out show, which drew around 50,000 people.

More than 200 victims are being represented by attorney Ben Crump's office and a group of Houston lawyers, according to Crump.

"No one should ever die as a result of attending a concert," Crump said on Friday.

At a press conference with victims and Crump, attorney Alex Hilliard stated festival "organizers, risk directors, and security officers" failed to protect the thousands of concertgoers. He claimed that the medical team at the site was "egregiously understaffed."

Uniqua Smith, 34, a concertgoer involved in the lawsuit, said a woman near her collapsed after appearing to have a seizure.

"I'm looking for paramedics," she explained. "No one seems to be responding."

Smith said she attempted to leave the event at 9:45 p.m. Friday but was "stuck in the craziness" until 2:45 a.m. Smith claimed that when she eventually made it out, she passed out.

A 22-year-old college student was the eighth victim on Wednesday. The victims range in age from 14 to 27 years old. A 9-year-old child was also critically hurt and is currently in a medically induced coma.

Over the last week, the issue of safety measures at the event has been a hot topic, drawing criticism from concertgoers and others.

"Everyone in that facility has a responsibility for public safety, starting with the artist on down," Pea told CNN earlier this week.

Scott has insisted that he had no idea what was going on in the crowd during his set, contradicting local officials' claims that he was responsible for the catastrophic surge.

McPherson slammed Houst in a statement released on Wednesday.

Scott said he was devastated by what happened and said he will cover all funeral costs for the victims.

Operations plan laid out chain of command

The chain of command was established out in the operations plan.

According to other concertgoers, the throng swelled once Scott joined the stage.

When breathing became difficult, Jeffrey Schmidt and a companion attempted to flee.

"We had no idea that all hell was about to break loose. People began passing out and collapsing on the ground "Schmidt stated to CNN.

Around 9:30 p.m., first responders received reports of crowd injuries, and the event went on for another 40 minutes, according to officials. When asked why the concert was not canceled, administrators stated that it was beyond their control.

According to Finner, the investigation indicated that police employees informed the production company that CPR was being performed on at least one person and that the event should be halted. Finner did not say who the production team is or when the alerts will be sent.

According to Patrick M. "Marty" Lancton, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, firefighters stationed outside the arena were not in radio contact with the emergency medical professionals contracted by the concert organizers as the incident unfolded.

According to Lancton, firefighters were instead handed phone numbers, which are not a dependable way of communication during crises due to potential signal weakness during large-scale events.

CNN received a 56-page concert operations plan this week, which shows a clear chain of command in the event of an emergency.

The executive producer and the festival director are the only people with the right to call a halt to the concert, according to the arrangement. The paper CNN got is labeled Version: 0.1, and it's unknown whether or not it's the final version of the plan or when it was written.

The festival director and executive producers, according to McPherson, are not part of the rapper's team.

McPherson cited Finner's Saturday comments that authorities were concerned about the event being canceled early due to the possibility of riots.

The medical examiner could take weeks to identify the cause of death, according to authorities.

Attorney James Lassiter said Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old Texas A&M University student, died Wednesday night after being in serious condition for days on a ventilator.

Shahani's family informed reporters on Thursday that donating her organs was her wish.

According to Michele Arnold, a spokesman for the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, the organ donation process was ongoing.

"This was her first music festival, our first music festival," said Bharti's younger sister, Namrata Shahani.

Written By: Ladarius " El Pablo 1x" Trotter

CNN's Aya Elamroussi and Melissa Alonso contributed to this report.

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