Fire at Old Market/Psar Chas in Phnom Penh (vids + pics)

Secret Squirrel · Post by **Secret Squirrel** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:52 pm

I guess his 'co-workers' are freelancing skanks in GSM.

IraHayes · Post by **IraHayes** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:58 pm

I see a lot of people are back running their stalls. The lucky ones who still have stalls i suppose.

thePeck · Post by **thePeck** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:21 pm

IraHayes wrote:I see a lot of people are back running their stalls. The lucky ones who still have stalls i suppose.

Just need a couple pieces of wood, corrugated metal sheet and some plastic. And wah la! You have a shop!

The Add Jay · Post by **The Add Jay** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:05 pm

From what I have been at work is that the few regulation the government does have 1 of them is that if an old structure was burnt down you must build a modern building.

Secret Squirrel · Post by **Secret Squirrel** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:09 pm

There are a plethora of laws and regulations here. Enforcement is just a little bit hit and miss however.

thePeck · Post by **thePeck** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:55 pm

The Add Jay wrote:From what I have been at work is that the few regulation the government does have 1 of them is that if an old structure was burnt down you must build a modern building.

Means code compliant! We get work! But what's the Cambodian codes? I've never heard of CFPA here.

Secret Squirrel wrote:There are a plethora of laws and regulations here. Enforcement is just a little bit hit and miss however.

Yep, someone needs to have an Iron Fist around here.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:06 am

Some new footage that's pretty amazing!

Here is a video of the beginning of the Old Market fire:

And footage of the aftermath from a DRONE flying over Old Market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia:

Jacket · Post by **Jacket** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:45 pm

So much for the theorie that the fire was started in the "middle of the market". It's very close to the street which actually made it easier to put.

Virajoe · Post by **Virajoe** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:03 pm

The affected area is mostly cleaned up, and they have already started preparations for rebuilding it. Heaps of (new) metal poles laying around and quite the activity over there.

Yesterday there was some kind of meeting at the market with the affected sellers, and they burst into applause several times. I would love to know what was being said there, if anyone knows. Anyway, with the current reconstruction and the applause it seems like it was good news.

Hoping to see the market back to normal in a few weeks

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 5:15 pm

Virajoe wrote:The affected area is mostly cleaned up, and they have already started preparations for rebuilding it. Heaps of (new) metal poles laying around and quite the activity over there.

Yesterday there was some kind of meeting at the market with the affected sellers, and they burst into applause several times. I would love to know what was being said there, if anyone knows. Anyway, with the current reconstruction and the applause it seems like it was good news.

Hoping to see the market back to normal in a few weeks

Thank you for this update.

Do you have any pictures you can post here for us?

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