At least 54 people were injured of various considerations and others 18 are still missing in Qatar due to a fire in a factory in the Industrial City of Ras Laffanoperated by QatarEnergy, and which was attacked by Iran during the war between the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic.
The Qatari Ministry of the Interior reported this Monday in a statement that “the total number of injured in the incident that occurred in a factory in the Ras Laffan Industrial Zone amounts to 54,” and noted that rescue teams “continue working in the search for 18 people missing“in that city of Qatar.
The state company QatarEnergy clarified, in another statement, that the fire occurred while company experts were trying to resume gas production operations at the factory, suspended after being attacked by Iran during the war, which began at the end of last February.
“During the start-up of operations in the Ras Laffan Industrial City, an operational incident occurred which caused a explosion and fire at the Barzan plantsupplier of gas for domestic use, on the night of Sunday, June 21, 2026,” the company said.
He indicated that “emergency teams were immediately deployed to put out the fire, which has already been controlled,” without immediately releasing more details.
Ras Laffan It is the industrial city and energy heart of Qatar. It is located about 80 kilometers north of the Qatari capital, Doha, where the largest processing plant is located. liquefied natural gas (LNG) of the world.
The huge complex, covering almost 300 square kilometers, is managed by QatarEnergy and represents one of the most critical nodes for the world’s gas supply, processing large reserves extracted from the Persian Gulf.
Qatar, which is now mediating the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed last week by USA and Iran to end the war, it was the target of several attacks with Iranian drones and missiles during the conflict, for hosting one of the main US military bases in the Middle East on its territory.
