Buri blast-affected paid compensation

Manama : Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan yesterday handed over cheques to the citizens whose houses were damaged in the oil pipeline explosion in Buri village. 

The compensation was provided following directives from His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier.

Northern Governor, Ali bin Abdulhussain Al-Asfoor, Northern Governorate Police Director-General, Brigadier Abdulla Khalifa Al-Jairan, Buri Charity Society Chairman, Abdul-Rasool Ahmed Al-Hujairi, and a number of officials attended the function. The minister presented cheques to 25 beneficiaries entitled for the compensation, in line with the Labour and Social Development Ministry’s responsibility to compensate those affected by house fires under provision of temporary residence until houses are repaired.The damaged houses were classified into three categories, critical, medium and  simple and compensations reached a maximum of BD2,000.

Humaidan lauded the directives of the leadership to all the relevant officials to address the situation promptly and determine the needs of the affected citizens, noting that the incident showed the real image of the Bahraini people who, he said, have always been known for their solidarity and love for each other. He thanked all who took the initiative and worked as a team to address the impacts of the terrorist attack.

Northern Governor stressed that the oil pipeline explosion was unprecedented in Bahrain’s history, lauding the leadership’s directives to deal with the crisis quickly and identify the needs of the affected citizens.