to scrutiny or facts and runs counter to the truth. pope francis asks people to pray for his predecessor, benedict xvi, who he says is very ill. we start this hour with some breaking news a big fire is blazing at a casino hotel in north west cambodia, on the border with thailand. the authorities in the city of poipet say at least ten people are confirmed dead and another 30 are being treated for injuries. our news reporter azadeh moshiri joins us in the studio. what else do we know about this? what we narine hours at several people have died and at least 30 have been injured. authorities say the flames are under control right now thanks to the efforts of firefighters from both thailand and cambodia, but the police did not give a final last update on the casualties right now. now, when you look at these flames, the word fire seems like it just doesn t cut it because these are massive claims engulfing this entire building. in fact, it is more of a complex, the grand diamond c
implement them. according to authorities these flames ripped through this building for several hours, starting at around midnight, localtime, around midnight, local time, but around midnight, localtime, but continue to burn through the building. when you look at the building. when you look at the images, there are other incidents this year that come to mind. in august a fire broke out at a tired nightclub injured dozens. and last september a fire broke out at a karaoke bar in southern vietnam where 32 people died. in this instance we still don t know what the final death toll is but we are likely to hear that information trickle through in the coming hours. pictures we have been seeing look absolutely horrific. do we know of this fire is under control? know of this fire is under control? ., , ., control? authorities right now are saying control? authorities right now are saying that control? authorities right now are saying that the control? authorities right now are saying t