Three slightly injured in fire inside Greek oil refinery near Athens

Firefighters spray water onto a fire, as flames rise at the Motor Oil refinery in Agioi Theodoroi, Greece, September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

ATHENS (Reuters) -Three people were slightly injured on Tuesday in a fire inside Greece's second-biggest oil refinery west of Athens, the company said in a statement.

The fire broke out on Tuesday in refining units, forcing workers to evacuate as a column of black smoke poured across the evening sky.