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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13 Dead in Gas Industry's Biggest Disaster in Decades
Residents in Doha watched the night sky glow orange Sunday as an explosion tore through Qatar's biggest gas facility, killing at least 13 people and injuring 66. The blast hit the Barzan local gas supply plant in the Ras Laffan industrial zone, more than 40 miles from the capital, but...
Pakistanis among 13 dead in Qatar gas terminal blast
Thirteen people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a gas processing facility inside Qatar's massive Ras Laffan industrial complex, Qatar's energy minister said on Monday, one of the deadliest gas industry accidents in more than two decades. Liquefied natural gas facilities were not impacted by the explosion, Qatar's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said. State-owned QatarEnergy is working to restart LNG operations at Ras Laffan, whic…
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.
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