Death Toll Rises And Dozens Remain Missing After Cambodia Casino Fire

Numerous people are still missing, and the dead toll from the casino fire in Cambodia is rising.

Cambodia:

According to local authorities, dozens more people are still missing and the death toll has increased to at least 16 since a fire consumed a casino complex in Cambodia on Wednesday.

At least 58 people, according to Nghor Mengshen, deputy governor of Banteay Meanchey province, are still missing after the fire at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in Poipet, a city that borders Thailand.ccording to the officials, some 700 Thai residents were saved and sent to Thai hospitals.

Huge, blazing amber flames and smoke plumes can be seen rising from the facility in photos taken at the scene.
Peerapan stated that he believed the fire began in a restaurant on the ground floor before spreading to other areas of the building complex.

Some victims had reportedly fallen to their deaths from the blazing building in a desperate attempt to escape, according to Thai rescuers who responded to emergency calls from Cambodian authorities.

According to Peerapan Srisakorn of the Aranyaprathet Rescue Foundation, "two persons perished instantly as they hit the ground, and about four to five others fractured their legs."

Peerapan claimed to have seen 11 bodies on his own, including seven that had been discovered in locked hotel rooms and had perished from smoke inhalation.

He claimed that there were probably still a lot more visitors trapped in their rooms, but it was extremely challenging for rescuers to assess the structure because it was still engulfed in heavy smoke.

At the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in Poipet, Cambodia, firefighters are at work.
Videos posted to the group's Facebook page showed rescuers moving through smoke-filled hallways while wearing helmets and other safety gear.

ccording to the officials, some 700 Thai residents were saved and sent to Thai hospitals.
Huge, blazing amber flames and smoke plumes can be seen rising from the facility in photos taken at the scene.

Peerapan stated that he believed the fire began in a restaurant on the ground floor before spreading to other areas of the building complex. According to him, "several individuals raced to the rooftop, believing that the Cambodians might have a rescue crane to help—but they didn't have one."

He said that the weather might have aided the fire's spread.
He remarked, "Last night was really windy." The entire building was swiftly consumed by the fire as it quickly moved to the top floors and then to all sides.

He claimed to have seen a building lose power and its lights turn off.

The extent of the fire's suppression is still unknown.