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Cambodia Breaking News, (Banteay Meanchey): (Preliminary information) At 11:30 pm on December 28, 2022, there was a case of fire in a casino, causing the competent forces to intervene urgently to douse the flames. The fire outbreak area was extensive, there was much damage, and many fire trucks were called to the apocolyptic scene in O'Chrov Sangkat, Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province.
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The cause of the fire is not yet known. The fire broke out at 11:30 pm on the 28th December, and it was reported to be under control, but not fully extinguished, this morning, 29 December, at the time of the press release.
Further information will be posted later today.
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Saw a bunch of pictures on a friends fb. Looks like it went down really bad :(
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ItWasntMe wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:38 am Saw a bunch of pictures on a friends fb. Looks like it went down really bad :(
I don't see anyone crying over it and I bet even the casino owners are gambling on collecting the insurance so they can build a new more modern building with more updated facilities.
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Tootsfriend wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:55 am
ItWasntMe wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:38 am Saw a bunch of pictures on a friends fb. Looks like it went down really bad :(
I don't see anyone crying over it and I bet even the casino owners are gambling on collecting the insurance so they can build a new more modern building with more updated facilities.
Thinking more about all the people caught in the flames / jumping from multiple stories to escape. The structure itself looked pretty crap to begin with.
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Ten Killed, Thirty Injured, Fire Ongoing at Grand Diamond City Casino, Poipet, Cambodia
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Update : The Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino looks to be facing imminent collapse of the primary casino structure.

Local media has confirmed that at least ten people, mostly Thai nationals, have been killed by a massive inferno at the Grand Diamond City Casino and Hotel in Poipet, Cambodia. 30 people have also been injured by flames, smoke inhalation, jumping from multiple stories up, and other means. The fire reportedly began as a gas tank exploded on the casino side of the complex.

The fire began more than seven hours ago and is still not under control as emergency crews from the provincial and national government have been sent to aid in the suppression and search. As of 2000 EST, crews had reached the upper floors and were using crowbars to breach individual rooms.

At 2030 EST, emergency services announced sections of the building were under collapse threat.

This incident is reminiscent of a 2019 Poipet casino fire which left six injured. In that fire, Major General Ath Khem, the Banteay Meanchey police chief, said that the blaze broke out at about 9:35 pm on a Monday in the Ground Casino building, and that the firefighters brought the fire under control and put it out at 2am today. These incidents highlight the extreme incompetence of the regions emergency services. Indeed, tonight’s incident highlights major water supply issues with the more than two dozen fire engines deployed to the scene.

This incident is ongoing.
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Earlier today from Fresh News:

Poipet: Senior Minister Kun Kim, vice chairman of the National Committee for Disaster Management, told Fresh News this morning that several casino staff had been evacuated from the building. Other occupants jumped from windows or sought safety on the roof. He has now sent helicopters and commandos to the scene to evacuate people from the rooftop.
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Meanwhile, the intervention force of the 711 Disaster Search and Rescue Operations, 70th Brigade, went by helicopter to the scene in Poipet to rescue victims.
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The Cambodian Minister of the Interior is at the Site
2022-12-29 10:55 am
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Cambodia News,(Banteay Meanchey): Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, went to the site of the fire this morning, December 29, 2022, to inspect and encourage the intervention forces at the Grand Diamond Casino in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey Province.
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According to preliminary reports, at least 11 people were found dead and 30 injured in the fire which was not yet extinguished [at 11am]. This was confirmed by Major General Sithi Loh, Banteay Meanchey Provincial Police Commissioner. He told Fresh News that the casino building had more than 400 male and female employees, but the damage could not be assessed as long as the fire was not completely extinguished.
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In this operation, Mr. Sithi Loh's direct command force used a total of 360 people and 11 fire trucks. Rescue forces are still transporting the injured to the hospital, and they continue to search for further victims.
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