A Bakersfield native says he is stranded in Qatar as fighting between the United States and Iran escalates, with missiles exploding near the industrial camp where he is staying.
Sean Starkey, a nationally certified crane inspector, traveled to Qatar for a routine safety audit for Qatar Energy. He had been there about five weeks and was only days away from leaving when the conflict began. Now, with the airspace closed and flights gone, Starkey says he and two other Americans are the only U.S. citizens at the camp in Ras Laffan Industrial City, where they have been told to shelter in place.
“We didn’t get to go to sleep until 2 in the morning the night before because of the bomb that was intercepted in our area. It shook our building and woke us up,” Starkey said…