Major General Sithi Loh, the provincial police chief, said 360 emergency personnel and 11 fire engines were sent to the scene. It broke out close to midnight on Wednesday and was finally put out at 2pm on Thursday. The cause of the blaze is not yet known, although early reports suggest it may have been an electrical fire and the authorities are investigating whether New Year’s decorations may have been responsible. “When we can open the rooms, there will be more deaths. He said the hotel’s electric door system for rooms and elevators may have trapped people as electricity went out when the fire started at around midnight on Wednesday, adding: “When there was a blackout, the elevator got stuck, rooms were shut and we cannot enter. Sek Sokhom, the head of the Banteay Meanchey provincial information department, told Cambodia’s VOD news service that a helicopter had rescued 50 people but could not land on some parts of the roof because of antennas and other obstructions.

Cambodian, Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, and Vietnamese citizens were among the victims, and a local Buddhist temple was being used to receive their bodies. Thai and Cambodian rescue teams worked side by side in Thursday’s search of the premises, but paused efforts their searched efforts at the dangerously damaged site as night fell.At least 70 people were injured in the inferno. Even we all (the rescue staff) have to wear proper gear when we go inside the building, otherwise we cannot breathe at all,” said Montri Khaosa-ard, a staff member of Thailand Ruamkatanyu Foundation, a social welfare organization that sends volunteers to disaster scenes. I don’t think there will be any survivors because of very thick smoke. “Right now, we are trying to bring the dead bodies from the building down. It was unclear how many were present when the fire broke out. The Grand Diamond City casino complex has 500 employees, and had 1,000 customers Wednesday, according to a report from Soth Kimkolmony, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management. The dead and injured comprised people of several nationalities, including Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, Vietnamese and Cambodian, he said.Ī local Buddhist temple was being used to receive their bodies. An initial investigation found that the fire may have been caused New Year’s holiday decorations drawing too much electricity, causing wires to overheat and burn, Sek Sokhom said.

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