The tragedy caused a fire at a casino on the Poipet side, killing many Thai employees and gamblers. Revealed at 2:00 am on December 29, Colonel Rung Thongmon, Immigration Superintendent of Sa Kaeo Province Colonel Pattanachai Pamornphiboon, Superintendent of Klong Luek Police Station, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province, was informed of coordinate the assistance of Cambodian officials. In Poipet Banteay Meanchey Province reported that a fire broke out at the casino around midnight. “Grand Diamond” on the Poipet side, the source of the fire occurred on the ground floor of the casino building. The fire spread throughout the building with many Thai employees and gamblers trapped inside. Cambodian firefighters could not control the situation. Urgent support of fire engines and rescue teams from Thailand
After receiving the report to Mr. Prinya Phothisat, the governor of Sa Kaeo Province ordered the local government rescue team to Aranyaprathet Rescue Foundation Sawang Thiangtham Foundation, Aranyaprathet Ruamkatanyu Foundation brought dozens of water trucks, cable cars and fire truck together with rescuers to help put out the fire. There are Cambodian officials to facilitate.
The scene is Poipet’s best luxury casino “Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino” has a former national politician in Thailand as the majority partner. On the opposite side of Rong Kluea Market and Ban Khlong Luek Permanent Checkpoint, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province, about 200 meters from Thailand-Cambodia border. A large cloud of black smoke filled the sky. The fire spread to the 17-story hotel building behind it and also burned the pedestrian overpass connecting the casino building to the 8-story resort building, turning into a sea of flames that blaze in the entire city.
Water sprinklers tried to put out the raging fire. But it’s with difficulty because it’s a big tall building with 3 big buildings with thousands of rooms inside filled with well fueled decoration materials. Most of the addicts and gamblers are Thai trapped inside a sack. Amidst the panic, people fled to their deaths in the chaos. Some of those trapped in the room had to use sheets tied together to rappel down. Some went out the window and fell. The address of the room is not very high Decided to jump and die the rescue personnel to stretch the fabric to support underneath. Many people suffocated in the room. Some of them escaped and were stuck on the roof. When the fire spread, they couldn’t stand the heat and had to jump off. There were many dead and injured. Some are suffocated in smoke and were roasted over rooftop fires. Someone took a clip of the horrific event and shared it on social media. The atmosphere was filled with panic, with loud screams.
Reporters reported that Firefighters and rescue teams have continuously mobilized water to put out the fire for several hours. but still no signs of being able to control the fire. The firefighters on the Thai side have to be constantly mobilized. While the rescue team helped carry the injured body to the Thai side to hand it over to Aranyaprathet Hospital and Kasemrad Aranyaprathet Hospital Until the emergency room filled up with injured people, most of whom were suffocating from the smoke. burned Some people broke their limbs jumping from a height.
Until dawn, the burning flames could be controlled within a limited radius until about 11:00, the fire had subsided, taking a total of 10 hours. 17 stories high, burned up to the 10th floor after the fire, there is still a cloud of smoke wafting through the area. Rescue crews wear firefighters to inspect the burning building. By Mr. Somsak Palwat, Managing Director of Ruamkatanyu Foundation Bring more than 50 firefighters with equipment to support rescue missions to the scene. Found a depressing picture, with many dead, burned, trapped in the building. Be it in the hotel room, the fire escape, the roof, including some people who jumped to their deaths next to the building.
Summary of the death toll found at the scene 21 unknown bodies. And died while being transported to the hospital from the Thailand side, another body, named Mr. Thiti Lertsantikul, 24 years old, Grand Diamond casino employee, a total of 22 bodies, from the Cambodian side, 8 bodies were identified as female Thais. The body is in Wat Trat, Poipet, awaiting shipping back to Thailand, the rest of the 13 bodies are in Poipet Hospital and Sisophon Hospital, awaiting proof of identities.
In the meeting room on the 2nd floor, Ban Khlong Luek Border Checkpoint In the morning of the same day, Mr. Praphan Chanthaisri, Aranyaprathet Customs Checkpoint, Sa Kaeo Province, as channel chairman Convene an urgent meeting of the relevant agencies, including Aranyaprathet Customs, Sa Kaeo Immigration, Khlong Luek Police Station, Aranyaprathet District 13th Ranger Regiment Control Unit, Aranyaprathet Hospital Thailand-Cambodia Border Liaison Office, Sa Province Kaeo and Aranyaprathet Municipality Coordination center set up to help Thai people affected by the fire in Poipet, Cambodia. It should be noted that at present 22 dead bodies have been found, 53 injured, transported to hospitals on the Thai side and 8 people are missing , almost all of them are addicts and gamblers.Thai person Thai and Cambodian rescuers keep mobile ment search and rescue efforts for those missing in fire areas.
Dr Opas Karnkawinpong The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health revealed that 32 injured people were sent to Sa Kaeo Province for treatment, 13 red patients, 3 yellow patients and 16 green patients were taken to various hospitals as follows: Surasinghanat Camp Hospital, 6 red patients intubated Somdet Phra Yuparaj Hospital, Sa Kaeo 3 green patients, Aranyaprathet Hospital, 5 red patients and 2 yellow patients, Wattana Nakhon Hospital, 2 red patients, referred to Somdet Phra Yuparaj Hospital, Sa Kaeo and 2 green patients , Kok Sung Hospital, yellow patients 1 person and 8 green people and Kasemrad Hospital, Aranyaprathet, 3 green patients and 1 dead, Thai Medical staff team provide comprehensive medical care. Instruct all hospitals in Sa Kaeo province to monitor the situation and prepare to receive patients/injured due to such incidents. And have hospitals in neighboring provinces ready to provide support if requested. Ready to coordinate with Burn Care Unit of Rayong Hospital, Chonburi Hospital, Sappasit Prasong Hospital, Noppharat Ratchathani Hospital, Rajavithi Hospital, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital , Ramathibodi Hospital, Chulalongkorn Hospital and Vajira Hospital. Book another 16 free beds if there are serious injuries.
The reporter asked the witness, a Thai who went to the Grand Diamond Casino, who said that before the incident, he was in a room on the 14th floor of the VIP building, around midnight he heard the music of a concert near the casino building. I couldn’t sleep so I went down for a walk to the G floor or the ground floor of the casino building. It is a large room with high ceilings. There are over a hundred groups of Thai players seated at various tables. Spotted the spotlight behind the water bar. The security guard hurriedly brought a fire extinguisher to spray, but the fire didn’t go out, quickly rose to the ceiling and spread throughout the casino floor. Amidst the panic of the players, they rushed to escape in the chaos. Upset, he hurried off without looking at whether anyone was anything or not. but be aware that there are hundreds of Thais in the casino hall
Ms. Kanchana Phatrachok, Director General of the Information Department and spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Referring to the fire at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in Poipet Cambodia that Mr. Cherdkiat Atthakorn, Ambassador to Phnom Penh, Cambodia The information The Royal Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh and the Thai team expedited coordination with the provincial governor of Sa Kaeo, the Thai-Cambodian border coordination center. and Cambodian agencies involved all the time At this level, the Thai agencies located along the Thailand-Cambodia border jointly set up a coordination center to receive information on the victims. to help facilitate Thai people who want to return to Thailand Most of them faced the problem of their passports or documents used for travel being burned. will help speed up the issuance of a return travel certificate and the process of submitting documents to the coordination center to take further action
