Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13 as workers tried to resume operations
Officials said a technical malfunction triggered the fire as workers tried to restart operations, and rescue teams are searching for 18 missing people.
- An explosion and fire at Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial area killed at least 13 people and injured dozens as workers attempted to restart natural gas export operations.
- The incident occurred after Qatar began resuming activity following disruptions caused by Iranian attacks and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Authorities said 18 people were missing and 54 were injured, while the full extent of the damage to the gas facilities remains unclear.
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An explosion at Qatar's natural gas supply plant in the Ras Laffan industrial estate has killed 13 people, with the minister confirming it was an accident and not an attack.
An explosion in a gas terminal in Qatar killed at least 13 people.
The accident occurred at a large industrial facility.
At least 13 people were killed and more than 60 injured in an explosion at a gas processing plant inside Qatar's vast Ras Laffan industrial complex, authorities in Doha said today.
13 killed, 66 injured in Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial explosion
Doha, June 22 (SANA) Qatar announced Monday that 13 people were killed and 66 others injured in an explosion that struck the Ras Laffan industrial area, the energy minister said. Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi told a press conference that the dead included Pakistani and Indian workers, while the injured were of various nationalities, according to AFP. Al-Kaabi stressed that the explosion would not affect Qatar’…
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