Order byBest matchMost fresh

Pennsylvania, Steel and Coke Works

Digest more
Steelworkers were pushing coke out of ovens when deadly explosion rocked Pennsylvania plant
Investigators are working to determine the cause of an explosion that rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh, leaving two dead and more than 10 others injured, including a person who was rescued fro...

Continue reading

Devoted dad of 3 was among the 2 steel workers killed in explosion at Pennsylvania plant
Preliminary findings from U.S. Steel suggest what may have caused deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion
Gas valve failure during maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion: US Steel
Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead and sent 10 to hospitals, the company said Friday.

Continue reading

US Steel's deadly Clairton plant blast caused by gas valve failure
Gas valve failure during maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion at Pennsylvania plant
Gas Valve Failure During Routine Maintenance Work May Have Led to Fatal Explosion, US Steel Says
“Pressure built inside the valve, leading to valve failure and coke oven gas filling the area and ultimately exploding when finding an ignition source,” U.S. Steel said.

Continue reading

US Steel Says Deadly Explosion Likely Caused by Valve Failure
U.S. Steel early findings pinpoint gas valve failure as cause of fatal Clairton Coke Works blast

Explosion reported at western Pennsylvania coke works

Emergency responders are working to free people trapped under rubble at the Allegheny County plant, the Associated Press has reported.
Inside Climate News9h

‘It Didn’t Have to Be This Way’: After Another Explosion at Clairton Coke Works, Advocates Call for Accountability

The deadly blast at the U.S. Steel facility outside Pittsburgh was just the latest in a series of recent workplace accidents.

Second person killed in Pa. plant explosion identified

Timothy Quinn, 39, of East Huntingdon Township, also died in the incident. Ten other people were injured. Three of them are still hospitalized.
WGAL on MSN3d

Everything we know about the Clairton Coke Works explosion in Pa.

Allegheny County officials say two people are dead and ten others are injured, including two medics. WGAL News 8's Sarah Metts is live from the scene with the latest.
Feedback