Qatar's Ministry of Interior has announced that its civil defence forces are responding to a fire that broke out at its industrial area on Tuesday due to fallen shrapnel from a missile interception.
In a post on X, the ministry added that there were no injuries reported at the location of the incident.
الدفاع المدني يتعامل مع حريق محدود في المنطقة الصناعية ناتج عن سقوط شظايا إثر اعتراض صاروخ، دون تسجيل أي إصابات.#الداخلية_قطر
— وزارة الداخلية - قطر (@MOI_Qatar) March 17, 2026
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