Two seriously injured in incident at oil refinery near Athens
09/10/2026 12:50
Two seriously injured in incident at oil refinery near Athens ATHENS, Oct 9 - Two people were seriously injured after an incident at the Motor Oil MORr.AT refinery west of Athens on Friday, the company said in a statement.
The incident occurred during maintenance and the two people were taken to hospital, the company said, without providing details.
The cause of the incident was not clear. The company reported no fire or damage and the refinery continued to operate normally.
The refinery is Greece's second largest and accounts for more than a third of the country's refining capacity.
In 2024 three people were injured during a fire at the same refinery.
(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas; editing Edward McAllister)
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