Gas facility
Barzan gas plant — start-up explosion and fire
21 June 2026 · Around 22:30 local time
Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
What happened
An operational incident during start-up caused an explosion and fire at QatarEnergy's Barzan plant, killing 13 workers and injuring 66. Qatar's energy minister said the event was accidental and not sabotage; the plant had restarted two days earlier after being shut for urgent maintenance since December 2025. Emergency teams extinguished the fire. Other LNG facilities, Ras Laffan Port, logistics, LNG production and exports were unaffected.
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Gas facility
- Latitude
- 25.9100°
- Longitude
- 51.4900°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.