At least ten people lost their lives in a fire that occurred in cambodia casinonear the border with thailandindicated the local police this Thursday.
An interim report from the authorities seen by the news agency AFP He noted that the fire left “around ten people dead and 30 injured.”
The fire originated at 11:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday in the casino Grand Diamond City of Poipetthe police said.
He added that there were some 400 people working at the hotel at the time of the fire.
Images obtained by AFP show the huge entertainment complex completely devoured by flames and in some recordings people can be seen jumping from the building to escape the fire.
In one of the videos an unidentified man appears sitting near a window with smoke coming from behind. In another, a group of people climbs onto the back of another window as the flames approach them.
Local media indicated that there was foreign citizens inside the casino at the time of the incident.
A fountain in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand said they were cooperating with local authorities and some injured moved to neighboring Thai province of Sa Kaeo.
“The authorities have been trying to control the fire, also sending fire trucks from the Thai side,” he explained.
A volunteer from the Thai rescue group Ruamkatanyu Foundation He said the flames started on the first floor but quickly spread through carpeting in the building.
Cambodia It’s one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia and its inhabitants are prohibited from betting in casinos.
The Grand Diamond City It is one of many casino hotels located along the Cambodia-Thailand border, and Poipet is a popular Holiday destination for visitors from the neighboring kingdom, where most bets are prohibited.
The fire broke out after another two deadly incidents in entertainment venues Thailand and Vietnam.
In August, a fire ripped through a thai nightclubwhere 26 people died and many more were injured.
And in September, a fire broke out in a karaoke bar in south vietnamcausing the death of 32 people.
The lax attitude of the region towards the health and safety regulations It has been a cause for concern, especially in bars, discos and entertainment venues.
A massive fire in 2009 at a New Year’s Eve party in the santika club in bangkokleft 67 dead and more than 200 wounded.
The owner of Santika was detained for three years after the fire, which began when they threw Fireworks while a rock band played on stage.
(With information from AFP)
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