According to a report from the National Police’s fire prevention, firefighting and rescue department, 14 fires occurred nationwide during the three-day New Year holiday from April 14 to 16, 2026, causing one death. Phnom Penh recorded the most incidents.
The report’s cutoff was 5 p.m. on April 16. The total was three higher than the eleven fires recorded during the comparable New Year period in 2025.
The reported breakdown was Phnom Penh four, Preah Vihear one, Banteay Meanchey one, Kampong Cham one, Svay Rieng three, Preah Sihanouk one, Kandal one, Oddar Meanchey one and Battambang one. Listed causes included six electrical faults, six incidents involving the use of fire and one gas explosion; the accompanying table also listed one incident with its cause not yet established. The fires destroyed or damaged eleven houses, two rooms, one stall, one warehouse, one workers’ accommodation shed and one weaving workshop.
Written by ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
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