Cambodia market blaze kills 2, injures 3

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and three others got injured as fire swept through a market in northeastern Cambodia's Mondulkiri province early Saturday, according to the National Police website.

The blaze broke out at the Sen Monorom Market in the provincial town at 2:20 a.m. local time and firefighters had taken several hours to control the flames.

"Two people, a 24-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy, were confirmed dead in the fire, as three others sustained injuries," Major General Ouk Samnang, police chief of Mondulkiri province, was quoted as saying by the National Police website.

Kan Penh, police chief of Sen Monorom town, told Xinhua over telephone that besides the casualties, the fire engulfed more than 200 stalls and nearby houses.

He said the cause of the blaze was under investigation, as the cost of the damage has not yet been calculated.

source http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/10/c_136964760.htm