An Interior Ministry report recorded 97 fires nationwide from February 1 to 28, 2026. They affected 83 houses, one stall, ten warehouses, eight monks’ residences, one temple hall, four rooms and one residential building.
The fires also affected one restaurant, six forest locations, one shed, one livestock shelter, one plantation shelter, one electrical box, one timber depot, one pile each of vehicle tyres, scrap and water pipes, one charcoal-drying kiln, one factory, three cars and other property.
Locations included Phnom Penh and the provinces of Kandal, Kampong Speu, Kampot, Takeo, Svay Rieng, Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Battambang, Kratie, Stung Treng, Prey Veng, Tboung Khmum, Preah Vihear, Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Siem Reap, Ratanakiri and Banteay Meanchey. Article: Lay Kol.
