geovalin Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 POIPET, Cambodia: An electrical fault caused a devastating casino fire that killed 26 people, Cambodian authorities said on Saturday (Dec 31), with many of the bodies found in stairways or trapped in rooms after rescuers failed to reach them in time. The blaze at the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino in Poipet town, near the Thai border, broke out around 11.30pm on Wednesday night (Thursday, 12.30am, Singapore time). It rampaged through the multi-storey casino-hotel complex, with dramatic images and rescuers telling of people forced to jump from ledges and windowsills to escape the flames. "The accident was caused by an electrical short circuit," said Kun Kim, deputy chairman of the National Committee for Disaster Management. He confirmed that 26 people - 17 Thais, one Malaysian, and one Nepalese among them - died in the blaze. "Some people were burnt to death, some died because of a lack of oxygen, and some were burnt and died along exit ways," he said. He said authorities took too long to put out the flames, blaming the hotel-casino's complex layout, as well as a lack of rescue equipment. Cambodian emergency teams called off their efforts on Friday evening as night fell, with Kun Kim confirming teams had searched all of the complex. read more https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/cambodia-fire-grand-diamond-city-hotel-casino-3176426 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickeymaus Posted January 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2023 Perhaps they should not blame the electrical fault but the people who are responsible for the electrical fault.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 A death trap in a god forsaken country where's people lives worth nothing, will be interesting to know whether there will be compensations/restitutions for those who lost lives and limbs as the organized crime that the casino probably belongs too can rebuild with the small change they have in their back pockets... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Mickeymaus said: Perhaps they should not blame the electrical fault but the people who are responsible for the electrical fault.... And for building and furnishing a casino/hotel complex with non-fire resistant carpets and drapes and cheap plywood etc etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my friend I Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 21 hours ago, ezzra said: A death trap in a god forsaken country where's people lives worth nothing, will be interesting to know whether there will be compensations/restitutions for those who lost lives and limbs as the organized crime that the casino probably belongs too can rebuild with the small change they have in their back pockets... The casino is owned by a former Thai politician who is wanted in Thailand for stealing . I believe also wanted in USA. Poipet is in Cambodia. Not "a God forsaken country" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 23 hours ago, Mickeymaus said: Perhaps they should not blame the electrical fault but the people who are responsible for the electrical fault.... They should have employed technical engineers from Thailand... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion58 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Learned recently that the parents of an acquaintance of mine were among those patrons of the casino who perished in the fire. A tragic and senseless loss of life indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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