Khmer Times, a Cambodian English-language news website, quoted Poipet city Governor Keat Hul describing the chaos when the fire broke out. It said its searchers could not enter the more badly damaged 6-story part of the complex because it was too unsafe.Īn initial investigation found that the fire may have been caused by New Year’s holiday decorations that drew too much electricity, causing wires to overheat and burn, local authorities said. Thailand’s Ruamkatanyu Foundation, a social welfare organization that sends volunteers to disaster scenes, said Friday the search operation in the main 17-story building of the casino complex was completed, and it was withdrawing its teams. Governor Um Reatrey said 1,009 Cambodian personnel and 221 from Thailand aided in the search efforts. Thai and Cambodian rescue teams worked side by side in searching the two-building complex. That, along with the chaotic rescue efforts, made it difficult to get an accurate toll of the casualties. The first resort would likely be in Bangkok, however the committee is discussing opening more in other tourist destinations after that. Many of the injured had been rushed across the border for treatment in neighboring Thailand. In May, a committee of Thailand ’s cabinet members and politicians will submit a study on the feasibility of bringing casinos, and casino resorts to Thailand, to the country’s House of Representatives.

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