Saudi Arabia: Worker killed at steel plant, government agencies launch investigation
Summary
Date Reported: 30 Aug 2018
Location: Saudi Arabia
Other
Not Reported ( Metals & steel ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Personal HealthResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A criminal investigation was launched by police.
Source type: News outlet
"Worker killed in Rabigh plant fire", 30 August 2018
A worker was killed in a fire that swept through a steel plant in the industrial area of Rabigh... Col. Saeed Sarhan, spokesman of the Civil Defense in Makkah region, said that the Civil Defense operations center received information about the fire around Thursday noon. The Civil Defense teams rushed to the scene and evacuated all the people from the area. He said that the fire broke out from a crude oil tank at the plant and rapidly spread to the neighboring warehouse of compressed oxygen gas cylinders and accommodation of the plant workers. The firefighters battled the blaze and extinguished it. The criminal investigation wing of Rabigh police and other agencies have launched an investigation into the incident, Col. Sarhan added.