A massive fire raging for more than 12 hours in a Cambodian hotel-casino has killed at least 16 people with the toll likely to rise.
Full ScreenIn this photo provided by Cambodia's Fresh News, a building burns near a Cambodia-Thai international border gate in Poipet, west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. A fire burning through the Grand Diamond City Casino and Hotel has killed multiple people and injured dozens of others, police said Thursday, and neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks to help fight the blaze in a bustling border region.
“The fire was massive, and was inside the casino, so it was difficult for our water cannons to reach it,” observed a firefighter on the video posted online by the fire department. He said that was the reason the fire continued burning for such a long time. Banteay Meanchey police chief Sithi Loh said 360 emergency personnel and 11 firetrucks had been sent to the scene of the fire, whose cause was not yet known. The casino employed about 400 workers.
Thailand's public television network, Thai PBS, reported that 50 Thais, both staff and customers, had been trapped inside the casino complex. It reported that Cambodian authorities requested help to deal with the fire from Thailand, which sent five firetrucks and 10 rescue vans.
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