(Photo: Deum Ampil news)PHNOM PENH, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A fire here Tuesday night destroyed at least half of one of the largest garment factories in Cambodia, national media on Wednesday quoted fire department and factory officials as saying.
By 08:30 pm (GMT 1330) on Tuesday, the fire had demolished five of nine buildings at the Suntex factory complex, said Chinese-language daily newspaper the Commercial News.
"We used all the fire trucks in Phnom Penh," Sok Vannara, first deputy fire chief of the municipal fire brigade, was quoted as saying.
The fire began in a product warehouse at the complex sometime after 05:00 pm and soon spread to the factory itself, he added.
The reason of the fire and the amount of loss were unclear yet.
Ocean Sky, a Singaporean firm, owns Suntex and the nearby Bright Sky factory. The two factories respectively have 5,000 and 4,000 workers.
By 08:30 pm (GMT 1330) on Tuesday, the fire had demolished five of nine buildings at the Suntex factory complex, said Chinese-language daily newspaper the Commercial News.
"We used all the fire trucks in Phnom Penh," Sok Vannara, first deputy fire chief of the municipal fire brigade, was quoted as saying.
The fire began in a product warehouse at the complex sometime after 05:00 pm and soon spread to the factory itself, he added.
The reason of the fire and the amount of loss were unclear yet.
Ocean Sky, a Singaporean firm, owns Suntex and the nearby Bright Sky factory. The two factories respectively have 5,000 and 4,000 workers.
7 comments:
I think these fires were set on purpose by the owners of the factories themselves. Due to the global finical crisis, demand for garment from Cambodia is low, so the owners would rather set ablaze their factory instead of facing unrest from firing or layoff of employees with out pay. This way, they [the garment owners] can cut their losses and run away with what they have left of their bussiness.
I thought the same thing.
I was going to comment on the fire, but since both of you (above) have commented for me, I guess I've done my jobe. Thanks!
Brothers, please think something positively.
This is just Cambodia scam again.
When every were burn down, it is over!!!!
But land is still saleble to Cambodia highrank official.
This trick has been play every month of most cambodia town and market place.
May fire burne the suckers alive!
You who misstreat the people!
Owner has enought orders to run the factory and he is not that kind of bugger. please respect to investers to giving jobs for your contry people,specialy for girrls instead of doing prostitution. Indika Sri Lanka
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