Yemen gas station explosion kills 2, injures 90 in Bayda

SMA NEWS – YEMEN

At least two people were killed and more than 90 wounded in an explosion at a gas station on Saturday afternoon in the Houthi-controlled central city of Bayda, a health official told Arab News.

A video circulating on social media showed a large ball of fire emanating from the gas station as panicked drivers and pedestrians fled the scene.

“At least 20 critically wounded people were taken to hospitals in Sanaa,” said the health official, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

Houthi media did not mention what triggered the explosion, but the official said that the gas station was built recently and is part of a large fuel and gas black market, which has grown in recent years inside Houthi-controlled areas.

“Oil and gas stations have arbitrarily spread inside Bayda,” the official said.