One person dies, one in serious condition after Greece oil refinery incident
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An injured man arriving for hospital treatment on Oct 9, following an oil refinery accident in Greece.
PHOTO: AFP
- One person died and another was seriously injured in an incident at Motor Oil’s refinery west of Athens on Oct 9, the company said.
- The two workers were contractor employees and were hurt during maintenance. They were taken to hospital, while the cause is still under investigation.
- Motor Oil said there was no fire or refinery damage, and the plant kept operating normally. The refinery is Greece’s second-largest and a major national supplier.
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ATHENS - One person died and another remains in serious condition after an incident on Oct 9 at the Motor Oil refinery west of Athens, the company said in a statement.
The incident occurred during maintenance and the two people, who both worked for a contractor company, were taken to hospital, Motor Oil said, without providing further details.
“The competent authorities are investigating the causes of the accident, and the company is cooperating fully with them,” Motor Oil said in a statement.
The circumstances of the incident were not immediately clear.
Motor Oil did not report a fire or any damage to the refinery, which continued to operate normally on Oct 9.
Three people were injured in a fire in 2024 at the same refinery, which is Greece’s second-largest and accounts for more than a third of the country’s refining capacity. REUTERS
The accident happened at the Motor Oil refinery, west of Athens.
PHOTO: AFP