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November 18, 2007

Saudi Gas Pipeline Fire Kills 28 Workers
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1A4A367:A6F02AD83191E16086A8D10F5C2F459830EB2FA2E66CBB22& Aramco says a fire
started before dawn Sunday while workers were performing maintenance
on pipeline about 30 kilometers from the Hawiyah gas plant Saudi
Arabia's national oil company says a fire along a gas pipeline has
killed 28 workers in the country's eastern province.

Aramco says the blaze started before dawn Sunday while workers were
performing maintenance on a pipeline about 30 kilometers from the
Hawiyah gas plant.

It says five of the dead were Aramco employees, while others were
contract workers.

Aramco says the fire was under control and the company has taken all
necessary steps to continue the normal supply of natural gas to its
domestic network.



Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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