At least 19 people died in the fire at the Grand Diamond hotel and casino in the city of Poipet, Cambodia, during the night of Wednesday, and another 70 were injured. But authorities expect the number to grow as the rest of the people trapped in the flames are rescued.
Source: (Euronews)
According to official sources, the hotel, which was located a few kilometers from the border between the Asian nation and Thailand, uses electricity for all room systems and elevators, which is why many people had been trapped in their rooms. . The government of Cambodia it sent 300 police officers, 11 fire trucks and several helicopters, which took 700 people to hospitals in the neighboring nation.
Although the complications caused by electrical failures are known, from the casino they still could not determine the reason why hell began that broke out during the night. In addition, the architecture of the hotel located in Cambodia complicates making an assessment of how the fire developed.
“The authorities have been trying to control the fire. We also send fire trucks from our side,” said the Thai foreign minister. The vast majority of the people who were injured in this fire were of this nationality, due to the laws against gambling that exist in that nation.
thailand against the game
Many of the people who were inside the casino when the fire started were Thai nationals, who worked and gambled inside. this country in Southeast Asia because of the harsh rules that they have in their territory against the game.
In Thailand you can only bet on horse racing or by buying tickets for the lottery, which is sponsored by the government. They also have a law that prohibits owning more than 120 cards without government approval, although there are many illegal casinos in Bangkok and some towns.
