Fire breaks out at Greek oil refinery (updated)

National Bank of Greece

17/09/2024 16:48

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       ATHENS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A fire broke out inside
Greece's second biggest oil refinery, run by Motor Oil, the fire
brigade said on Tuesday. 
    Images on local media showed flames and black smoke pouring
from the refinery site about 70 km (44 miles) west of Athens on
Tuesday evening. There were no immediate reports of injury.
    Three helicopters and 11 fire engines were deployed to the
scene. 
    A general message was sent to residents to evacuate the
area. 

 (Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas; Writing by Edward McAllister;
Editing by Mark Potter)
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