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“After Battery Storage Fire, Kampong Speu Villagers Fear Smelter Next Door”
““If they continue running the smelting factory nonstop like this, how are we supposed to live here?” the 53-year-old grandmother said.”
Residents fear a nearby smelting factory amid a battery storage fire.
Key points
- A battery storage facility caught fire in Toul Sambor, Kampong Speu in July.
- The Ministry of Environment linked the fire to improper lithium battery storage and fined the owner Xinshengsheng Metal Materials Industrial Park.
- A nearby smelting factory processes used lead-acid batteries and operates about 60 meters from homes.
- Residents report health concerns, pollution, and lack of public consultation before the factory opened.
- Investors approved a $6.3 million plan for a metallurgical facility in Toul Sambor, promising 455 jobs.
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