Qatar gas facility blast kills 13 workers (opens in new tab)

An explosion and fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City killed at least 13 workers and injured 66 others on Sunday night, June 21. Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said the dead were Indian and Pakistani nationals; India’s embassy said Qatari authorities confirmed 12 Indian nationals had died. Al-Kaabi said the blast was an accident during the start-up of operations, not sabotage or a hostile act, and QatarEnergy said emergency teams and Civil ...