Four citizens and two residents were injured when a fire broke out at three fuel tanks at a gas station in Qatif.

The injuries ranged from moderate to serious and all were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Civil Defense teams surrounded the site and brought the fire under control. Red Crescent teams transferred the injured and security patrols kept the public at a safe distance.

A spokesman for the Eastern Province Civil Defense, Mansour Al-Dossary, said: “The operations room in Qatif received a communication at 8:10 p.m. about the fire.”

He added that the fire was limited to 3 tanks — 2 gasoline and 1 diesel — with a capacity of 32,000 liters.

“Four firefighting squads participated in the operation, with the assistance of two rescue squads. The cause of the fire was negligence of safety measures while unloading fuel in the ground tanks,” said the spokesman.

Meanwhile, the Saudi Red Crescent spokesman in the province, Fahad Al-Ghamdi, said that its teams had received a communication about the incident and immediately two ambulance teams in addition to an advance ambulance headed to the site.

“Two residents suffered second-degree burns on different parts of their bodies, especially in the face, and they were taken to Qatif Central Hospital,” he said.