Three workers injured as blaze erupts at Greece’s Motor Oil refinery

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A large fire that broke out inside Greece’s second-largest oil refinery on Tuesday, September 17 resulted in injuries to three workers and prompted a full evacuation of personnel.

Motor Oil, the company operating the refinery, reported that the now-contained blaze broke out at their southern facility in Agioi Theodoroi due to undetermined causes.

According to the announcement from Motor Oil, “a serious fire” ignited at the site, injuring three workers from a contractor company. The injured workers sustained minor burns to their upper limbs and were promptly transported to Corinth Hospital for treatment.

Initial reports suggest that the fire may have been triggered by an explosion in the area of the old refineries. The facility’s cooling systems were activated immediately to manage the situation.

Anastasios Giolis, deputy governor of Corinth, noted that the fire occurred in a section of the facility dedicated to processing mazut.

“While we have experienced small-scale fires in the past, this one is larger,” Giolis said on the blaze.

Source: Ekathimerini.

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