Back to overview Home Fossil Energy Investigation into tragic incident ongoing: 13 dead, 66 injured in explosion and fire at QatarEnergy’s gas asset Investigation into tragic incident ongoing: 13 dead, 66 injured in explosion and fire at QatarEnergy’s gas asset Safety June 24, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Share this article Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has confirmed the launch of a probe into an explosion and fire incident that occurred at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export hub, in which multiple workers lost their lives and sustained injuries. Ras Laffan petrochemicals project in Qatar (aerial view); Source: CPChem An operational incident took place during the start-up of operations at the QatarEnergy LNG-operated Ras Laffan Industrial City , which resulted in an explosion and fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility in the evening hours of Sunday, June 21, 2026. In response to the incident, emergency response teams were deployed immediately to contain the fire, which was brought under control.  QatarEnergy shed more light on the tragic incident the following day, confirming the deaths of 13 people. The company explained that 66 more workers were injured and receiving medical treatment, none of whom are believed to be in a life-threatening condition. The Persian Gulf state’s giant extended its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those who lost their lives, while praying for the swift recovery of those injured and pledging its full support to those affected by the tragedy.  The people who lost their lives in this incident are of Indian and Pakistani nationalities, while the injured are of Qatari, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Kenyan, Ghanaian, Tanzanian, Nigerian, and Nepalese nationalities. “QatarEnergy would like to emphasize that this was an operational accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature,” the firm underlined, while pointing out that Barzan production was intentionall