The O2 Academy in Brixton was closed for three months after a fatal crush

The O2 Academy in Brixton will remain closed for another three months after two people were killed in a stampede.

Owners Academy Music Group (AMG) said it had “reflected deeply” on the incident and decided to remain closed regardless of an imminent licensing decision by the local council.

guardian Gaby Hutchinson23 and Rebecca Ikumelo33 years old, were fatally wounded when ticketless fans tried to get into Nigerian artiste Asake’s show at the South London location on December 15.

Lambeth Council ordered the site shut down shortly thereafterpending a hearing by a subcommittee on Monday.

The Metropolitan Police sought a longer license suspension “to allow time to work with the venue to facilitate a safe reopening and to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to improve public safety”.

AMG has now taken matters into its own hands, saying it “recognizes the seriousness” of what happened and offered “sincere condolences to the families of those who died”.

The three-month closure will allow time to investigate the incident, AMG said, adding that it was “committed to understanding what happened” and “providing full cooperation to the police”.

“The company’s decision to close for this period will stand regardless of whether or not the license is suspended, but AMG agrees to the suspension as an enforceable measure,” the statement continued.

a online portal set up by the Met for people to submit details, photos and videos of the incident remains open.

Around 4,000 people are believed to have witnessed the crush, which left eight attendees needing hospital treatment.