Scenes from the explosion location (All photos: DAP-news)
A military police officer stands guard as fire fighters are putting out the blaze. (Photo: By Heng Reaksmey VOA, Khmer)Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Tuesday, 21 September 2010
“Before the explosion, I heard a noise from the fuel truck driver, a honking of the horn, and when I came outside, I saw flames coming from the truck.”A fuel truck ignited in Phnom Penh Tuesday afternoon, destroying houses and cars but leaving bystanders and the driver otherwise unharmed, witnesses and police said.
The driver of a fuel truck for Sok Kong Import Export Co. Ltd., was transferring fuel at a garage in Prampi Makara district around 12:30 pm, when a flame from an unknown source appeared along the refueling house, they said.
Seeing the flame, the driver jumped in the cab of the truck, drove about 300 meters, then exited the vehicle and fled before the tank ignited, witnesses and police said.
Police are now looking for the driver, who fled at the scene of the explosion, apparently unharmed.
The explosion ignited fires across five houses, but those were extinguished when nearly 10 fire trucks arrived at the scene, police said.
“Before the explosion, I heard a noise from the fuel truck driver, a honking of the horn, and when I came outside, I saw flames coming from the truck,” said Pich Thavy, 48, whose house caught on fire.
She called to her son and the two of them jumped from the first floor of the house. “Now I hurt my spine,” she said. “I've lost everything, including my property and vehicle. I request to Sokimex to make compensation.”
Sokimex officials were not immediately available for comment.
A policeman was injured as he helped put out the fire, which pushed a roiling column of thick black smoke over the city Tuesday.
9 comments:
What would be the best spot for that kind of explosion:
(fill in the blank....)
satuh satuh , oy vea roleay ching tov chos ah neak mean chis chorn neak kror.
4:30 AM
Answer: your mama's vigina. Happy?
Fuck the Sokimex company owned by the pure Vietnamese(youn) descendent Oknha Sok Kong!!!!!!!!!! Burn in Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who cares?!
Its own by youn. Stolen from khmer.
Lets it BURNS.
5:43 AM, starting with that of your Mama first of course, fair enough?
Nuck!!
accident like this can happen anywhere and in any country on earth, really. well, we all can learn from it, i guess!
cambodia should hire more firefighters and equip them with modern state-of-the-art machines, etc... we need to get emergency response teams ready at all time now that cambodia is beginning to develop more and more in all fields. we have to be ready 24/7 for any emergency or disaster like this. it's part of life! that's all!
Post a Comment