A rescue team searches for victims in a burned out part of the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino following a major fire at the complex in Poipet on December 30, 2022. Death toll at the tragedy has been set at 27. - AFP
PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK, Jan 2 (dpa): Four days after the devastating fire that engulfed a high-end casino hotel in north-western Cambodia, near the Thai border, the rescue services ended their search for further victims, according to media reports.
A total of 27 people were killed in the blaze that broke out in the 17-storey Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in Poipet late on Wednesday night, the Khmer Times reported on Monday, citing a spokesperson for the disaster protection agency.
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