PHNOM PENH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 wooden houses were burnt down on Monday amid a fire in Russey Keo district, about 50 meters away from the Phnom Penh Electricity Factory, but no casualty occurred.
The fire started at 02:15 p.m. (0715 GMT) and rapidly spread to dozens of houses, before the firefighters arrived, Soy Kosal, Toul Sangke commune chief, told reporters at the scene.
"The fire lasted around 30 minutes, but nobody is dead, and we can't estimate the damage yet," he said.
Most damaged houses were rented by garment factory workers and more investigation will be carried out, he said.
Temporarily, it seemed that electric or gas problem caused the accident, he added.
Witnesses told reporters that children burned firecrackers and threw them onto mattress, thus starting the fire.
The electricity factory, where power is generated by gasoline, is not affect by the fire.
The fire started at 02:15 p.m. (0715 GMT) and rapidly spread to dozens of houses, before the firefighters arrived, Soy Kosal, Toul Sangke commune chief, told reporters at the scene.
"The fire lasted around 30 minutes, but nobody is dead, and we can't estimate the damage yet," he said.
Most damaged houses were rented by garment factory workers and more investigation will be carried out, he said.
Temporarily, it seemed that electric or gas problem caused the accident, he added.
Witnesses told reporters that children burned firecrackers and threw them onto mattress, thus starting the fire.
The electricity factory, where power is generated by gasoline, is not affect by the fire.
