In the Kang Meas district of Angkor Ban village, at least three persons were killed and two more suffered critical injuries in a house fire. According to the police investigation, the residence started burning around 4:45 in the morning on February 7.
El Noro Channak, 17, El Faritas, 15, and El Fital, 10, were the three people who perished, according to Yorn Din, director of the provincial fire prevention, extinguishing, and rescue buerau. They were the offspring of the commune’s Muslim Cambodian residents Ya El, 44, and El Rothiyah, 40.
While Ya El suffered grievous injuries, his wife only suffered minor wounds. Both are being treated at the regional hospital for the province.
