Fire at hotel casino on Cambodia border kills at least 10

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — (AP) — A hearth burning by a Cambodian lodge on line casino has killed a minimum of 10 individuals and injured 30 others, police stated Thursday, and neighboring Thailand despatched firetrucks to assist struggle the blaze in a bustling border area.

Movies posted on social media confirmed individuals apparently leaping from home windows after they have been trapped by the hearth on the Grand Diamond Metropolis On line casino and Resort within the border city of Poipet. Thailand’s public broadcaster reported dozens of Thais have been trapped inside.

The blaze that began round midnight Wednesday was nonetheless burning Thursday morning.

A minimum of 10 individuals had been killed and one other 30 injured, some critically, stated Maj. Gen. Sithi Loh, police chief in Banteay Meanchey province.

He stated 360 emergency personnel and 11 firetrucks have been despatched to the scene and rescue groups have been on the lookout for victims.

Sithi Loh stated the reason for the blaze was not but recognized. The on line casino employed about 400 employees.

Thai PBS reported that fifty Thais, each employees and prospects, have been trapped contained in the on line casino advanced. It reported that Cambodian authorities requested assist to cope with the hearth from Thailand, which despatched 5 firetrucks and 10 rescue vans.

Poipet in western Cambodia is reverse the extra prosperous Thai metropolis of Aranyaprathet, and there may be busy cross-border commerce and tourism.

Thai PBS cited reviews that the Aranyaprathet Hospital’s emergency ward was full and different victims needed to be despatched to different hospitals.

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