A timber shed in Pahi Cheung village, Pailin sangkat and city, caught fire at 2:25 a.m. on February 3, 2026, alarming residents and bringing authorities out to spray water and fight the blaze in the early morning.
According to the General Commissariat of National Police, the owner had burned rubbish and the fire spread to the timber shed. No one was injured or killed. The owner was identified as Chhay Dalin, a 41-year-old female farmer living in the village and sangkat where the fire occurred.
Colonel Khlok Salon, acting deputy police commissioner responsible for weapons, explosives and fire management, led the Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Rescue Office working with the on-duty command force. They completely extinguished the blaze at 3:45 a.m., using three truckloads of water.
By: Nget Pisant
