The owner, operations supervisor and safety technician of a vinegar factory will appear before an investigating judge on Friday as authorities continue to examine the cause of the fatal blast and fire.

No immediate threat to nearby village in central Greece, but explosions from propane cylinders complicate firefighting efforts

A production manager at a Greek food factory has been released under restrictive conditions following questioning over a deadly explosion that killed five workers, while a second executive has been granted a deadline to testify as investigations continue.

New evidence from arson investigators alleges long-standing propane leaks, safety violations and falsified safeguards at the Trikala cookie factory where five female workers were killed

Investigators traced the propane leak that killed five workers to a cracked pipe joint, as authorities seized evidence and widened the criminal probe into safety failures.

Authorities are examining potential safety lapses and permit irregularities after five night-shift workers were killed in the Trikala factory blast

The five fatalities at the Trikala factory blast come on top of 201 workplace-related deaths recorded in Greece in 2025, exposing serious safety gaps.