It was unclear how many were present when the fire broke out, and how many managed to flee to safety.Īn accurate toll of the casualties has been hard to obtain since many of those saved were rushed across the border for treatment in neighbouring Thailand, which has better medical facilities.

The Grand Diamond City casino complex has 500 employees, and it had 1,000 customers on Wednesday, according to a report from Soth Kimkolmony, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management. More than 60 people were injured, he said, and the death toll was expected to rise once rescuers are able to access victims who are believed to be under debris or in locked rooms. He said six bodies were found this morning, some in their rooms and others on stairways. The blaze at the Grand Diamond City casino and hotel in the town of Poipet on the Thai border started around midnight on Wednesday and was extinguished more than 12 hours later yesterday afternoon.īy this morning, 25 bodies had been recovered from the site, according to Sek Sokhom, head of Banteay Meanchey province’s information department.

THE CONFIRMED DEATH toll from a massive fire at a casino hotel complex in western Cambodia has risen to 25 as the search resumed for victims.