Worker critically injured in explosion, fire at oil plant on Crete
A worker was critically injured late Sunday night in an explosion and ensuing fire at a kernel oil plant in Heraklion, Crete. The 40-year-old man is reported to be in extremely critical condition and intubated in the Herklion University Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU).
A powerful explosion rocked the Androulakis kernel oil plant in Kastelliana, Heraklion, late Sunday, and was followed by a series of smaller explosions, resulting in a massive fire that took firefighters battling the blaze all night to extinguish.
A second worker suffered lighter injuries, while the 40-year-old will be transferred to a Burn Unit in an Athens hospital. Six workers were in the plant at the time of the explosion, and an ad hoc team of experts is examining the circumstances of the accident.
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