Barran Press
Yemeni Prime Minister, Ahmed bin Mubarak, issued a decree on Saturday, August 31, 2024, forming a committee to investigate the gas station explosion in the Mansoura district of Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen. The explosion, which occurred on Friday night, resulted in fatalities, injuries, and significant property damage.
According to the official Yemeni news agency, Saba, the Prime Minister's decision followed a visit to the explosion site where he assessed the damage, investigated the incident, and listened to accounts from citizens and relevant authorities. He also emphasized the need for preventive measures to avoid such incidents in the future.
The investigative committee, headed by the Executive Director of the Yemeni Oil and Gas Corporation, will include representatives from the Ministries of Legal Affairs, Human Rights, Justice, Interior (Civil Defense Department), and the General Administration of Forensic Evidence, as well as the local authority in Aden Governorate.
The committee is tasked with investigating the circumstances of the gas station explosion in Mansoura, Aden, and submitting a report with its findings and recommendations to the Prime Minister within five days.
The agency reported that Prime Minister bin Mubarak also instructed the Central Audit and Accountability Authority to dispatch a team of experts to the Yemeni Gas Company to review all gas station licenses issued from 2016 to date.
Bin Mubarak's directive stressed the need for the audit team to verify the compliance of the issued gas station licenses with the legal standards and requirements.
On Friday evening, three people were killed and seven others were injured, some critically, in the explosion of a domestic gas station in Aden.
According to local sources who spoke to "Barran Press," a fire broke out at a domestic gas station on 90th Street in Mansoura, leading to a massive explosion that was heard in various parts of the city.
The sources indicated that the explosion, which caused a large fire that spread to a nearby gas tanker and commercial stores, remains under investigation.
Local activists on the "X" platform, whose footage was confirmed by "Barran Press," documented the moment of the explosion and the fire at the gas station. Ambulances rushed to the scene to provide medical care to the injured.