Fire breaks out at Greek oil refineryImages 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.
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Athens: 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 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.