4 arrested after Phnom Penh nightclub blaze that left 8 dead

4 men have been arrested in connection with Saturday’s deadly nightclub inferno that left 8 people dead. The 4 men are workmen who were working on the building at the time of the fire. Tuol Kork Police Inspectorate have named the arrested men as Khom Sophal, 30 years old, Soy San, 34 years old, Lak Lin, 26 years old and Khon Tak, 33 years old.

Under interrogation, suspect Khom Sophal, 29, stated that three of the men were working on the ground floor and one was working on the fifth floor ceiling to renovate the rooms. He stated that the four arrested men had suddenly seen smoke coming from the top of the ceiling, causing flames. The man added that the workmen had tried to put out the flames but had not succeeded so had called the fire service.

The deadly fire started at around 5pm on the 1st of July on the 5th floor of the ‘6969’ nightclub in Sangkat Phsar Depot 1, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh. Colonel Prohm Yorn, director of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Office, stated that, although firefighters quickly arrived at the scene, they were unable to rescue the 8 as they were trapped in a high part of the building

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