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Don Bosco community in Sihanoukville, Cambodia


By Bro. Roberto, SDB


Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 7 June 2018 -- Today June 7, 2018 at 13:15 while students and teacher were regularly practicing in the workshops, in the mechanical section there was a devastating explosion of two gas cylinders used for gas soldering. The manager of the workshop, Mr. Seng Sarat was soldering some tools when apparently a lightning struck causing the blast of the two gas cylinders a few meters away from where Mr. Sarat was standing.


The explosion killed the teacher on the spot. Another teacher and three students were injured, luckily not seriously.


Mr. Sarat was a nice person, always ready to help and caring for his responsibilities as head of the mechanical section.


Mr. Sarat is leaving the wife and two small children 1 and 3 years old.


Investigation is still going on to verify the real reason of the explosion as it seems nothing was wrong as the gas cylinders were all with safety valves and position quite a distance from where the soldering was taking place.


Watching the security cameras we could notice many students near the area of the accident until a few minutes before the blast. Suddenly they moved to the other end of the workshop and no students were in the room where Mr. Sarat was working. The wall between the room and the main machine shop protected all the remaining students working nearby.


The blast caused a strong vibration of the whole mechanical section and nearby buildings. Windows’ glasses as far as 40 meters away were broken to pieces. The roof tiles were completely cracked in the whole roof. The nearby walls were blown out to debris and some machines were capsized.


We have closed the school until Monday 11. This accident leaves us speechless. We pray for the family of Mr. Sarat. Please continue to pray for the family of our teacher and for all of us.

    For any donation to support the family of Mr. Sarat Seng, the wounded and the reconstruction, please relate to this bank account:

      ACLEDA Bank Plc.

      #61, Preah Monivong Blvd,

      Sangkat Srah Chork,

      Khan Daun Penh,

      Phnom Penh,

      Kingdom of Cambodia

      A/C Name: Don Bosco Foundation of Cambodia

      A/C No. 22000227581016

      SWIFT: ACLBKHPP




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  • vaclav 2018.06.08 00:11
    The police report dismissed the hypothesis of the lighting.

    They said it is caused by the explosion of the oxygen tank they use in welding. Maybe the teacher was working his welding too near to it and heat it. 
    Then it exploded and impacted also the gas cylinders. 

    Now to be near to the family.
    The wounded are well and the boy seems to save his hand, 
    thanks be to God.

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