Fifty-four injured and 18 missing after explosion at Qatar LNG site, authorities say

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An explosion occurred at the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas processing site in Qatar, injuring 54 people and leaving 18 missing. Emergency teams have contained the fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility during start-up operations.

June 21 (Reuters) - Fifty-four people have been injured while 18 are missing after an explosion at Qatar's core liquefied natural gas processing site of Ras Laffan on Sunday, authorities said. An incident during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City resulted in an explosion and fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility on Sunday evening, QatarEnergy said in a statement. Emergency response teams were deployed to contain the fire, which was now under control, it said.