Two people were killed and three were wounded when a blast rocked the indutrial area in the Skikda province, 650 kilometers east of Algiers, the Civil Defense Department said Wednesday. It said that the blast took place last night at the Terminal Skikda which transports oil from the Algerian Desert to Skikda. It added that a 51,200-cubic meter storage tank caught fire, causing the explosion. The cause of the fire was not known. The Skikda industrial area was rocked a powerful blast last January, killing 27 technicians and wounding 23 others. The area was also hit by similar incidents over the past two years.