Second major explosion at same refinery leaves two workers injured

Another explosion has occurred at the Motor Oil refinery in Agioi Theodoroi, Greece, leaving two people with multiple injuries.

TodayPress TV reports, citing the ERT News television channel, that the incident took place at the facility owned by Motor Oil.

According to the refinery’s management, the explosion occurred in a workshop where repairs were being carried out on a high-pressure heat exchanger. The two injured workers were taken to a hospital in Corinth. They are undergoing various diagnostic examinations, including computed tomography (CT) scans.

It should be recalled that this is the second serious incident at the Motor Oil refinery within a few days.

On October 9, an explosion occurred during routine maintenance of equipment, leaving two workers seriously injured. They were taken to a hospital in Athens but later died. Police arrested four people in connection with the incident.

Aysel Matlab