Fire reported at Saudi Aramco facility in Jizan

A fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, at an Aramco oil facility located in the city of Jizan in southern Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen. The Saudi Ministry of Energy confirmed that the fire was successfully extinguished by company crews and reported no casualties. Authorities are currently completing standard procedures to manage the incident and address the aftermath.

While Saudi officials have confirmed the blaze, they have not specified the cause of the incident. Conversely, the Houthi rebel group, backed by Iran, claimed responsibility for the fire. Their military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, stated that the group conducted a precision drone attack against the Aramco refinery as retaliation for Saudi military strikes in the Saada and Hajjah regions of Yemen. Saudi authorities have not verified the Houthi claim that the fire was a direct result of a drone strike. This incident follows a similar attack by the rebels on the same facility just last month.