The Ministry of Interior has reassured the public that there has been no hazardous leak or release of substances that could pose a threat to public safety.
An explosion at a factory in Qatar injured 54 people and left 18 others missing, the Gulf state’s interior ministry said on Monday. The ministry said a “technical incident” triggered the blast on Sunday in the Ras Laffan industrial zone and added that search operations were underway for those still unaccounted for.
State-owned QatarEnergy said the explosion happened during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City, which led to a blast and fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility.
The interior ministry described the incident as an “internal explosion,” later attributing it to a “technical malfunction.” In a post on X on Monday, the ministry said 54 people were injured in the blast at a factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City and that authorities were still searching for 18 missing people. It also reassured the public that no hazardous leak or release of substances had occurred that would pose a threat to public safety.
