Qatari authorities reported an internal explosion Sunday evening at the Ras Laffan gas facility, with no casualties or fires, according to official statements. Firefighting and rescue teams are handling the incident. The blast follows a series of recent explosions in Qatar, including a factory explosion in Doha earlier Sunday.
Qatari authorities reported an internal explosion at the Ras Laffan gas facility on Sunday evening, with no casualties or fires, according to official statements. Firefighting and rescue teams are handling the incident. The blast follows a similar explosion at a factory in Doha earlier Sunday, which Qatari authorities attributed to an internal fire.
The first reports of a loud explosion in Doha emerged at 22:49 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported a blast heard in the capital, citing Reuters and other sources. Within minutes, the same time stamp saw a rapid escalation of reports: an explosion at the Ras Laffan gas complex was identified, followed by confirmation of an internal explosion at a factory in the industrial area, with no casualties. Subsequent versions reported multiple explosions near the facility, a large fire at the complex, and additional footage of the blast. By 23:08 Jerusalem, the Interior Ministry attributed the explosion to a technical malfunction. A second explosion in Al-Khor was reported at 22:55 Jerusalem, per a single source.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, June 14, a Washington Post report described a secret Qatari proposal to reduce gas output to protect Ras Laffan from potential Iranian attack during the early phase of the war. The current explosion, however, has been characterized by Doha as a technical malfunction, not an external attack. Monday's explosion in Doha was similarly described as an internal incident.
It remains unclear whether the two Qatari explosions on Sunday evening are connected. Single-source reporting underlies much of this bulletin; no independent corroboration of cause or damage has emerged.
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