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Explosion Reported at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG Facility
An explosion was reported at Qatar’s LNG facility at Ras Laffan on Sunday.
The incident happened at a factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City due to a technical incident, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior said in a social media post on Sunday.
Several people were injured and reported missing following the blast.
“The total number of injured persons in the incident that occurred at a factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City has reached (54), the Ministry said in a social media post today.
“The Qatar International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), in cooperation with Civil Defence teams, is conducting search operations for (18) missing persons.”
The blast comes as Ras Laffan was preparing to resume operations after disruptions caused by the recent Iran conflict.
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