Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi

Three workers suffered light injuries during a fire Tuesday at a major oil refinery west of Athens that prompted Greek authorities to issue an evacuation alert for the surrounding area.

The blaze near the seaside town of Agioi Theodoroi, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from Athens, was contained following a large firefighting operation, authorities said.

Three workers were injured in a fire that broke out inside Greece's second-largest oil refinery on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of personnel, according to an announcement by Motor Oil, which operates the refinery.

A fire broke out on Tuesday at the Motor Oil refineries in the Agioi Theodoroi area of Corinth, south of Athens.

Reportedly, an explosion occurred before the fire.

Firefighting forces have been dispatched to the scene, with their numbers increasing.

A man was arrested for arson in Loutraki, Corinth on Monday and remanded in custody pending trial.  

The man, arrested by the fire department's investigative unit, is accused of intentionally starting a fire at a forest area in Corinth.

He is expected to appear before a prosecutor later on Monday. 

Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, destroying forests and homes and spurring evacuations, as authorities braced for a new heatwave that was likely to further stoke tinderbox conditions across the country.

Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, as authorities braced for a new heatwave stoking tinderbox conditions across the country.

Wednesday brought no respite to the hundreds of firefighters, volunteers, municipal workers and military personnel who spent all night battling major wildfires in West Attica and Corinthia - raging for a third day - and a new blaze on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes.

Residents in a number of settlements in Corinthia and Western Attica have received 112 emergency messages ordering them to evacuate their homes due to fires raging in the region.

Shortly after 7 p.m., residents of the Glykia Zoi settlement in Corinthia were ordered to evacuate their homes and move towards Agioi Theodoroi.

All roads between Elefsina and Corinth have been closed by order of the police, due to the intensification of wildfires in the region.

The order concerns the new motorway between the two toll stations at Elefsina and Corinth as well as the old national highway.

The roads are the only access points to the Peloponnese from Athens.

Water-dumping aircraft took off at first light on Tuesday to help dozens of ground crews and mobile units battle three wildfires in the regions of Attica, Corinth and Viotia for a second day, as strong winds and high temperatures continued to exacerbate conditions.