About 100 tourists were evacuated from one of Cambodia's biggest hotels and casinos, after a fire broke outPHNOM PENH (AFP) — About 100 tourists were evacuated early Saturday from one of Cambodia's biggest hotels and casinos, after a fire broke out at a construction site inside the complex in Phnom Penh, police said.
Wood being used for remodelling the NagaCorp hotel caught fire, sparking a blaze in a district of the city crowded with government offices, including the parliament and foreign ministry, military police officer Klook Chandara said.
About 50 firefighters and volunteers worked for three hours to douse the blaze, he added.
The damage was contained to one part of the hotel, and no injuries were reported, although the hotel evacuated all its guests.
"I had just woken up, and someone called me to get out of the room. I was so shocked," said Malaysian tourist Choy Meng Choong, as he hauled his belongings out of the hotel.
The NagaCorp hotel and casino attracts hundreds of tourists every day, mainly from Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.
"As soon as we knew that something was burning at the back, we evacuated the all tourists to a safe place outside the hotel," said a hotel marketing manager, who asked not to be named.
"Everyone is safe. No one was injured," he told AFP, as a column of thick smoke billowed into the sky.
The blaze was the second major fire in two days in Cambodia's capital, after more than 200 wooden shacks in a slum area were destroyed early Friday, leaving thousands homeless.
Wood being used for remodelling the NagaCorp hotel caught fire, sparking a blaze in a district of the city crowded with government offices, including the parliament and foreign ministry, military police officer Klook Chandara said.
About 50 firefighters and volunteers worked for three hours to douse the blaze, he added.
The damage was contained to one part of the hotel, and no injuries were reported, although the hotel evacuated all its guests.
"I had just woken up, and someone called me to get out of the room. I was so shocked," said Malaysian tourist Choy Meng Choong, as he hauled his belongings out of the hotel.
The NagaCorp hotel and casino attracts hundreds of tourists every day, mainly from Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.
"As soon as we knew that something was burning at the back, we evacuated the all tourists to a safe place outside the hotel," said a hotel marketing manager, who asked not to be named.
"Everyone is safe. No one was injured," he told AFP, as a column of thick smoke billowed into the sky.
The blaze was the second major fire in two days in Cambodia's capital, after more than 200 wooden shacks in a slum area were destroyed early Friday, leaving thousands homeless.
8 comments:
I think this year is gonna be the burning year for the people if the government still grab people's land like this........
2 different standards here :
Poor people house burn down to the ground get slow reaction from the authority .....while the blaze at the casino of the powerful was under control with no time wasted.
Go to HELL ah kwack and his gang of ourang otang !!!!!!
Money talks and it talks louder and more effictively than words in the regime of the human leeches.
this 's the sign of suffering and even the water hose also broken .
what ew can do
How sad it is: they are supposed to happily celebrate the Cambodian New Year today!
Our Tevada New Year eats fire. Please don't forget to offer fire for the Tevada. The fire-eating ritual will last for a period of 12calendar of months.
Don't play with fire!
Happy New Year!
Yes, and that is why Ah Xam Rainxy savage killer must be stopped. He loves to play with fire and get us all burnt; then he'll used our suffering to gain his fame.
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