Authorities said the incident in Ras Laffan Industrial City was caused by a “technical malfunction” A massive explosion and fire hit Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday evening, with authorities attributing the incident to a “technical malfunction” during operations at a local gas facility rather than an attack. Qatar’s Interior Ministry initially said an “internal explosion” had occurred at a factory in Ras Laffan due to a technical incident, adding that civil defense teams were