Major blast at Qatar’s Ras Laffan plant leaves scores injured and missing VIDEO

More than 50 people were injured, and 18 others remain missing following an explosion at a plant in the industrial city of Ras Laffan, Qatar, according to the country’s Ministry of Interior.

“The total number of people injured as a result of the incident at one of the plants in the Ras Laffan industrial zone has reached 54, while the Qatar International Search and Rescue Group, which is part of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), in cooperation with Civil Defence teams, has launched search operations for 18 missing persons,” the ministry said in a statement posted on X.

Qatari authorities said the incident was caused by a technical malfunction. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing.

By Jeyhun Aghazada