BRIEF-QatarEnergy Confirms Loss Of 13 Lives In Operational Accident At Ras Laffan Industrial City
June 22 (Reuters) - QATARENERGY:
UPDATE STATEMENT ON OPERATIONAL INCIDENT AT RAS LAFFAN INDUSTRIAL CITY
CONFIRMS THE TRAGIC LOSS OF 13 LIVES, AND THAT 66 PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT, NONE OF WHOM ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION
QATARENERGY’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND QATAR’S CIVIL DEFENSE SWIFTLY AND FULLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE ONSITE
LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS WAS OPERATIONAL ACCIDENT AND NOT SABOTAGE OR HOSTILE IN NATURE.
WORK IS UNDERWAY TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO BARZAN AND NEIGHBORING FACILITIES
LNG FACILITIES, RAS LAFFAN PORT, OTHER LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, AND QATARENERGY’S EXPORT CAPABILITIES REMAIN UNAFFECTED
