Fire north of Wat Phnom

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lostjeremy wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:20 pm 1 dead
23 buses destroyed
One person died and 23 vehicles were destroyed in an inferno that engulfed the bus station of Virak Buntham, a well-known transport firm, in Phnom Penh's Chroy Changvar commune and district on July 30.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... 3-vehicles
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xandreu wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:25 pm That's not just buses going up in flames, that's people's jobs, investments, livelihoods.... Just what people need right now. Hope nobody was hurt.

I never thought I'd ever live somewhere in the 21st century with as many fires as Phnom Penh has. It's really quite shocking.
Surely they will have insurance ?, or is that not normal for companies in Cambodia ?

Or is insurance the reason there are so many fires ?
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Video of the fire at the parking lot of Virak Buntham company, Chroy Chongva bridge branch, evening of 30 July 2021:
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Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): According to the official report of the police, the owner of the location is Sour Virak, male, 55 years old, the owner of Virak Buntham Company. The size of the parking lot, 100 meters by 200 meters, burned 23 Vireak Buntham passenger cars and did not spread to the neighbors' houses (the total amount of damage has not been confirmed yet).
An unidentified person was killed in the incident. The cause is being investigated.
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