Fire at hotel casino on Cambodia border kills at least 10 December 29, 2022 A fire at a hotel casino on the Cambodia border kills at least 10 people<br /> December 29, 2022 Creation time: 09:36 AM Last updated: 09:36 AM Views: 45 Phnom Penh, Cambodia (BNA): A fire at a Cambodian hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and injured 30, police said Thursday, and neighboring Thailand has sent fire engines to help fight the blaze in a crowded border area. Videos posted on social media showed people apparently jumping out of windows after being caught in a fire at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in the border town of Poipet. Public radio in Thailand reported that dozens of Thais were trapped inside. The Associated Press reported that the fire, which broke out around midnight Wednesday, was still burning Thursday morning. At least 10 people were killed and 30 others were injured, some of them seriously, said Maj. Gen. Sethi Loh, the police chief in Banteay Meanshi province. He added that 360 emergency personnel and 11 fire engines have been dispatched to the site and rescue teams are searching for the victims. Sethi Loh said the cause of the fire was not yet known. The casino employs about 400 workers. Thai PBS reported that 50 Thais, both employees and customers, were trapped inside the casino complex. It stated that the Cambodian authorities requested assistance in dealing with the fire from Thailand, which sent five firefighting vehicles and 10 rescue vehicles. Poipet is located in western Cambodia opposite the wealthier Thai city of Aranyaprathet, and there is a bustling trade and tourism across the border. Thai PBS cited reports that the emergency department at Aranyaprathet Hospital was full and that other victims had to be sent to other hospitals. EAE Source link Related READ MORE South Korea eases distancing amid slowing omicron spread
December 29, 2022 Creation time: 09:36 AM Last updated: 09:36 AM Views: 45 Phnom Penh, Cambodia (BNA): A fire at a Cambodian hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and injured 30, police said Thursday, and neighboring Thailand has sent fire engines to help fight the blaze in a crowded border area. Videos posted on social media showed people apparently jumping out of windows after being caught in a fire at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in the border town of Poipet. Public radio in Thailand reported that dozens of Thais were trapped inside. The Associated Press reported that the fire, which broke out around midnight Wednesday, was still burning Thursday morning. At least 10 people were killed and 30 others were injured, some of them seriously, said Maj. Gen. Sethi Loh, the police chief in Banteay Meanshi province. He added that 360 emergency personnel and 11 fire engines have been dispatched to the site and rescue teams are searching for the victims. Sethi Loh said the cause of the fire was not yet known. The casino employs about 400 workers. Thai PBS reported that 50 Thais, both employees and customers, were trapped inside the casino complex. It stated that the Cambodian authorities requested assistance in dealing with the fire from Thailand, which sent five firefighting vehicles and 10 rescue vehicles. Poipet is located in western Cambodia opposite the wealthier Thai city of Aranyaprathet, and there is a bustling trade and tourism across the border. Thai PBS cited reports that the emergency department at Aranyaprathet Hospital was full and that other victims had to be sent to other hospitals. EAE
