November 13, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Evacuation orders were issued and at least five people may be dead following an explosion at a natural gas complex in the eastern Venezuelan state of Monagas.

Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) (Caracas, Venezuela) on Monday confirmed a fire at the operational center for the Soto Gas Pipeline in the eastern state, considered something of a hub for the nation's energy sector given its proximity to the Orinoco oil belt.