Thrilling Poipet casino fire in the middle of the night
Employees and gamblers run wild.
with many Thai people
Waiting for help on the roof
Cambodian officials
Still unable to control the fire
Coordinated with the governor of Sa Kaeo to support more than 10 fire engines, recently the fire spread to nearby casinos.
Black smoke wafted all over Poipet.
At 2:00 a.m. on December 29, 2022, Pol. Col. Rung Thongmon, Superintendent of Immigration, Sa Kaeo Province, Col. Anupong Moonbanjob, commander of the Department of Defense 13
(Commander of the 13th Ranger Regiment Control Unit) and Pol. Col. Pattanachai Pamornpibul, Superintendent of Klong Luek Police Station, Sa Kaeo Province, were informed to coordinate assistance from Cambodian officials.
Poipet City, Ouzhou District, Banteay Meanchey Province, that there was a fire.
At the Casino Grand Diamond City Hotel & Casino, which is a famous casino in Poipet, has Mr. Wattana Asavahem, a famous former Thai politician, as a majority partner.
which caused a fire on the 4th floor of the casino building
causing a fire to spread to the building
There are many Thai employees and Thai gamblers trapped inside the burning building.
Also, officials
and Cambodian fire engines
Unable to control the fire
therefore requesting urgent support of fire engines and rescue teams from Thailand
which after receiving the coordination notification
The officials coordinated with Mr. Prinya Phothisat, the governor of Sa Kaeo, to order the Aranyaprathet Rescue Foundation.
and Sawang Tiengtham Foundation, Aranyaprathet
Bring more than 10 water trucks and fire trucks with rescuers and rescuers.
Mobilize to help extinguish the fire at the casino on the Poipet side.
Cambodia
with Cambodian officials
Facilitate
However, firefighters
and Thai rescuers
Trying to extinguish the raging fire at the Grand Diamond Casino building, but with great difficulty.
Due to the condition of being a large building, about 10 floors high, most of the buildings have decorative accessories that make it a good fuel.
There are also employees and gamblers.
Most of which are Thai people trapped inside many buildings.
Some had to use rappelling from the building to escape the raging fire.
Until more than 5 hours had passed and the fire was still not under control.
In addition, the fire also spread to the overpass connecting to the other side of the road.
Until it became a sea of fire, a burning fire and black smoke spreading throughout Poipet.
Help section
Paramedic and Rescue from Thailand
has helped Thai employees and Thai gamblers who were injured by the fire
and jumped from a high place to escape death
then brought to Aranyaprathet Hospital
and Kasemrad Hospital, Aranyaprathet, until the emergency room was filled with injured people from a casino fire on the Poipet side.
Until 7:30 a.m., the fire did not calm down and spread to a nearby casino.
which both Thai and Cambodian officials
Fire is being extinguished at full speed.
It is also reported that
There are still many Thai employees and Thai gamblers.
who escaped the fire to wait for help on the roof of the casino building
Officers brought Ken's car.
And the placenta has urgently sought help.