An explosion caused by a technical incident has struck a factory in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, authorities said, resulting in several injuries but with no dangerous leak reported.
In a statement, the Interior Ministry said civil defence teams immediately responded to the explosion and were handling the situation.
The ministry added that the incident resulted from a technical fault during operation at one of the factories in the industrial zone, and led to a number of injuries.
Following up on the incident, the Ministry of Interior stated on its official social media channel: “Further to the above, the incident resulted from a technical fault during operation at one of the factories in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area, and resulted in a number of injuries, without any leakage posing a danger to the safety of individuals, while the competent authorities continue to deal with the incident.”
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Ras Laffan is the site of the country’s core LNG processing operations.
