His Excellency Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, who is also the CEO of QatarEnergy, said Monday that 13 people died and 66 others were injured after an operational incident occurred at the Barzan local gas supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday evening.
The 13 fatalities were Indian and Pakistani nationals. The 66 other people, who were of different nationalities, received immediate medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to al-Kaabi.
Al-Kaabi emphasised that the incident was “an accident and not a sabotage or hostile in nature.” The minister explained that the Barzan local gas supply facility was deliberately shut down in December 2025 for maintenance requirements and was restarted only two days ago.
