The explosion that occurred yesterday, Sunday, in the Ras Laffan industrial zone, in Qatar, resulted in 54 people being injured, while 18 are missing, the emirate’s Ministry of the Interior announced.
“A total of 54 people were injured in the incident at a factory in the industrial city of Ras Laffan,” the Ministry of the Interior stated via X, adding that searches are underway to locate “18 missing persons.”
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The total number of people injured in the incident that occurred at a factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City has reached (54). The Qatar International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), in cooperation with Civil Defense teams, is conducting a search…
— Ministry of Interior – Qatar (@MOI_QatarEn) June 22, 2026
Earlier, it had been reported that the explosion was caused by a “technical malfunction.”
Satellite and ground imagery confirm a major explosion at the Ras Laffan Gas Plant near Doha.
A large fire is visible at the facility.
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Qatarenergy confirmed that an explosion occurred due to a technical malfunction at the local Barzan natural gas processing plant. The fire that broke out immediately afterward has been brought under control.
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Ras Laffan is one of Qatar’s most important industrial areas, home to large energy and hydrocarbon processing facilities.
According to an official statement from Qatar’s Ministry of Interior, it was caused by an internal technical malfunction at one of the plants.
Emergency services quickly brought the fire under control.
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Source: In.gr
