At least 54 injured, 18 missing after blast at gas processing factory in Qatar

At least 54 people have been wounded, and 18 others are missing after an explosion at the Barzan gas processing facility in Qatar, the Ministry of Interior says.

"The total number of people injured in the accident at one of the plants in the Ras Laffan industrial area stands at 54,” Qatar’s Ministry of Interior wrote in a post published on the social media platform X on Sunday.

“At the same time, the Internal Security Force’s Lekhwiya search-and-rescue team, together with the Civil Defense Department, is conducting an operation to locate 18 missing persons," the ministry added.

The ministry attributed the explosion to a "technical accident" and said there was no threat to public safety.

The ministry did not indicate whether the explosion had caused any damage to the plant, which supplies gas to the domestic market.

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The Barzan gas facility has a capacity of 1.4 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), and supplies pipeline gas to local industries and Qatar's power generation sector.

It also has capacity to produce ethane, condensate, liquefied petroleum gas and sulfur for domestic and export markets.

Ras Laffan Industrial City is Qatar’s primary site for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export, with a total production capacity of 77 million metric ​tons per annum via 14 trains.

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