Indians were among the 13 persons killed in an explosion at Qatar’s main liquefied natural gas processing facility on Sunday, AFP quoted the Gulf country’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi as saying.

In a press briefing on Monday, al-Kaabi said that persons of Pakistani origin were also among those killed in the blast at the Barzan local gas supply facility in the Ras Laffan industrial complex, Doha News reported.

The complex is home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility and supplied 19% of global liquefied natural gas exports in 2025.

Sixty persons were injured in the incident, al-Kaabi said. He confirmed that the explosion was “an accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature”.

Without confirming how many Indians were among those killed, the Indian Embassy in Qatar expressed its condolences to the families of the victims.

“We are in constant touch with Qatari authorities and will render all help to the families of those who have lost their lives or have been injured,” it added.

State-run QatarEnergy stated that the explosion on Sunday occurred as workers began to try toresume services at its export terminal, reported AP.

On March 18, Iran struck the Ras Laffan complex in retaliation for the Israeli-United States forces hitting its energy facilities associated with its South Pars gas field, amid the conflict in West Asia. South Pars, which Iran shares with Qatar, is the world’s largest natural gas reserve.

Qatar had said at the time that “extensive damage” was reported in the industrial complex after the Iranian strikes.

India was the largest importer of Qatari LNG after China in 2025. The supply disruption caused by the West Asia conflict had already triggered concerns and panic in India and globally.

Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.