Madar (Benghazi) - The energy and natural resources committee of Libya's House of Representatives on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, called for a "comprehensive and urgent" technical investigation into the fire and explosion earlier that morning at the gas plant of the Sirte Oil Company in Marsa al-Brega, which killed one worker and injured four others, the Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported.
In an official statement, the committee said the accident was caused by an explosion in one of the fuel gas lines feeding the steam boilers inside the complex, killing an employee of Arab nationality and injuring four company staff, according to the agency.
The statement stressed the need to check compliance with occupational and industrial safety standards and to review the effectiveness of operating and maintenance procedures and protection systems at the complex.
The committee said any shortcomings should be identified and those found responsible held to account under the laws and regulations in force, with corrective and preventive measures taken "to ensure such accidents do not recur and to protect lives and the continuity of production".
It offered condolences to the family and colleagues of the dead worker, wished the injured a swift recovery, and said it would closely follow the investigation, its findings and the measures taken, as part of its oversight of the oil and gas sector, the agency said.
