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The power and perils of social media were on full display when thousands of riled up teens descended on a Brampton home last May causing $70,000 in damages and sparking a prodigious police response that saw over 60 units at the scene.

And it all started with a single Twitter hashtag, #mansionparty.

Peel police caught wind of the hashtag spreading on Twitter on Friday, May 4, and said they visited the homeowner to issue a warning before the party even began.

But no warning could stop the social media momentum and despite the teen having permission from his mother to host the party, he was ill-prepared for the onslaught of bodies that packed the spacious residence like sardines.

Instead of the few hundred people expected at the home, which was under renovation on Stanley Carberry Drive near Goreway Drive and Mayfield Road, upwards of 2,000 people crammed in.

A teen who helped plan the bash, Alistair Colville, told CityNews that party-goers soon became claustrophobic and sought desperately to escape.

It got more and more out of control, the teen admitted. Everyone was trying to get out of the house as fast as they could.

People werent blatantly trying to destroy the house, but(Ive heard) that people were smashing windows to get out.

Canice Ejoh, the 17-year-old who threw the party, ended up calling the cops when he realized the situation was out of his control.

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Rewind 2014: Brampton #mansionparty shows power and perils of social media