Cambodia slum fire leaves thousands homeless

11/04/2008 22:00:12

Thousands of people have been made homeless after a slum fire in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh destroyed more than 200 homes.

Police say the blaze broke out in an area crowded with poorly-built wooden shacks.

They say the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Although large neighbourhood fires are increasingly rare in Phnom Penh, a series of suspicious blazes several years ago destroyed a number of slum areas, forcing tens of thousands to flee.

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