Kampot River Cruise Boat Catches Fire

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Kampot River Cruise Boat Catches Fire

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Cambodia News, (Kampot Province): According to preliminary information, Kampot authorities said that at almost 9 pm on February 6, 2022, a fire broke out on a tourist sight-seeing boat as it was docking in Kampot city, Kampot province.
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According to the report from the police, the fire broke out on the tourist boat, Vibol, caused by the boat generator catching alight as the boat returned to its mooring after an evening cruise. The owner of the boat was identified as Pov Chanthoeun, male, 37 years old, in Tvi Khang Tbong village, Andong Khmer commune, Kampot city, Kampot province.
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Immediately, the fire prevention intervention force of the Provincial Police, the Provincial Gendarmerie, and the relevant authorities in the Kampot Provincial Administrative Unity Command immediately intervened. The boat and its contents were damaged, but the tourists managed to escape to dry land, and no one was injured in the incident.
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Re: Kampot River Cruise Boat Catches Fire

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Reminds of the repeated fires and other mishaps to some tour boats in Sihanoukville.
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