A few days away, the Khmer New Year will be celebrated throughout the country and abroad by Cambodians as well. But what is very unfortunate for Cambodian people to become victims because of some unexpected incidents before New Year.
At around 6:30am this morning, when I left my home for workplace. I saw the thick smoke coming from the fire burning from the block of anarchic small wooden houses. Most of Cambodians are squatting for long time. It is hard for fire-engines to reach the burning houses because of narrow road. That is the blaze occurring this morning off Lok Sang hospital, the stretch of street along the hospital is blocked from the passengers, cars and motorbikes as well.
When I reached the intersection of traffic light near Lok Sang hospital, I saw two fire-engines parking on the road side. It is seemly not to take immediate action to extinguish the fire. Some people always said that if no money to pay firefighters, they will not be making their efforts to extinguish a fire.
Meanwhile, my friend, he reported this incident quickly on his blog by saying that:
When I talked about this with some of people, it is suspected that this is because land price is high and anarchic building there shall be made improvement. There should not be messy building in city like a modern Phnom Penh today.
The traffic jam also happened, it was hard for me to drive through toward my workplace, I was so late a little bit to get office.
This is the thick smoke of burning-fire where I used my phone to take pix and share with all of you.
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What a tragedy !!!
Hmm….. I heard about it from my Mum too. It’s such a worst time for those who lost their property. I used to involved in that situation when I was living in my old house. there was twice or third times a month for me getting shock from fire. but everything fine until I moved to a new house. Nothing worst in the world than the house get burn
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Fire can happen any time and any where. People shall make sure that everything is off before leaving home
The fact that, fire really broke out anywhere and anytime over the world. In order to avoid the blaze, people have to take care of turning off before leaving house and so on.
I always observed that the fire often occurred the national festival such as Khmer New Year, Chinese new year and so.
Sometimes, fire did not happened in unexpected incident, but some one set fire intentionally by government because they need to develop the disorder squat. And then the government uses its strategy by displacing people to other location. The destroyed place would be sold to developer under development strategy. In fact, the government use this trick in order to hide something from the poor.
that is sad
anyway happy new year !
golden year of the Rat will bring u much happinesisss na
firstly. i say happy new to all of you and readers. wish all of you good health. happiness and prosperity in coming year.
Anyways, Happy New Year!