A scene of the incident location during the fire located next to the Russian Federation Avenue (Photo: Ratanak, Koh Santepheap)
Factory workers are overcome with emotion when they saw their apartments on fire (Photo: Ratanak, Koh Santepheap)
A scene at the incident location after the fire (Photo: Ratanak, Koh Santepheap)Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A fire destroyed about 40 homes built out of wood and concrete located near the LA garment factory, in front of the Teuk Thla pagoda, Teuk Thla commune, Russei keo district, at 7:15 AM on 30 July 2007. The caused of the fire is presumed to be an electrical short circuit which started at one of the homes occupied by a factory worker. However, the owner of the apartment was at work when the fire started. Local officials gave a preliminary report indicating that about 42 homes – where the bottom floor is built out of concrete and the upper floor built out of wood – and their contents were completely destroyed by the fire. The fire area consists of homes rented by about 228 factory workers living there, and when the fire started, the workers were already at work. During the fire, the workers left their factory work to come and look at their rental apartments, and a large number of them cried and passed out from grief due to the loss of their belongings.
6 comments:
NO fire trucks???.what did you do with hundred million dollars each years???. All mi chomtet ah chomtong drive land cruisers.
Thats shame.
Everyone was at work, so no one was able to bribe the fire brigade to save their dwelling. No money, no water to put out the fire despite the fact that the water authority installed the fire hydrants at strategic locations in Phnom Penh.
It is well-known that the fire fighters demand money from the fire victims before they turn on the nozzle. The practice of using the public services as a money-making tool by those in the position of trust must be stopped.
The cause of the fire:
An electrical short circuit. AGAIN
The reason of not putting the fire on time:
Small and unaccessible road. AGAIN
The solution:
Cambodian Red Cross will contribute 1 tent and 10kg of rice for each family - and will broadcast in every TV again and again for several days. AGAIN
To have 40 apartments burnt down it shows that the fire department is not doing their job right. Didn't the Chinese donated 25 fire engines a few months ago? Where are they?
Sad for the tendants, i'm sure they lost their savings. How sad.
SORRY THE FIRE TRUCK ARE TO USE ONLY TO PUT DOWN THE PEACEFULL DEMONSTRATION ONLY!
Anonymous said...
Everyone was at work, so no one was able to bribe the fire brigade to save their dwelling. No money, no water to put out the fire despite the fact that the water authority installed the fire hydrants at strategic locations in Phnom Penh.
It is well-known that the fire fighters demand money from the fire victims before they turn on the nozzle. The practice of using the public services as a money-making tool by those in the position of trust must be stopped.
3:26 PM
Son Of Farmer said,
I am completely agreeing this ashamed and unspeakable statement above.. In order to put down the fire, the victims must financially be able to pay in full amount of money to the firemen first!
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