A gas cylinder exploded in residence building used as a labour camp to house migrant workers, killing 7 workers from Bangladesh and injuring at least 45 others.

Saudi authorities said that the fire broke out at the entrance of a building which had no other exits.

Names of the dead include Emranul Haque Sohel, 34, Imamul Haque Munna, 22; Md Sohel, 30,  Jasim Uddin, 26, and Md Ibrahim, 23, and Mohiuddin Rashed.