News > Cambodia casino fire: 8 bodies found in ruins, 27 dead, 20 people missing
Cambodia casino fire: 8 bodies found in ruins, 27 dead, 20 people missing
30/12/2022 07:54 PM | Click to read full article
About 400 employees and patrons were in the Grand Diamond City casino and hotel in Poipet, a town on the Thai border, when the fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday, leaving the building gutted by the afternoon. Cambodian rescue squads found eight bodies on Friday from the charred rooms of a casino hotel where a fire killed at least 27 people a day earlier, with more than 20 people still missing.