Three Egyptian were killed on Thursday in a fire at a Libyan port west of the capital Tripoli, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported. A fishing loader at the Zawara Port caught fire after a stove exploded during maintenance work on a fishing boat, MENA quoted the Zawara media department as saying. Three Egyptians were killed in the blaze, it added. Libya has long been a major destination for Egyptian workers due to its geographical proximity and open borders, which until April 2011 allowed Egyptians to enter and reside there without a visa.