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Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead

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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...

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Steel company says it’s found possible cause of fatal explosion at Pa. plant
1 dead, 10 injured, 1 unaccounted for in explosion at Pennsylvania steel coking plant
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.

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Gas valve failure during maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion at Pennsylvania plant
Tiny chemical safety board, battling to keep funding, launches probe of Clairton explosion
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.

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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.

Preliminary findings from U.S. Steel suggest what may have caused deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion

U.S. Steel released preliminary findings about the potential cause of Monday's deadly explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works.
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U.S. Steel: Gas-valve failure likely cause of deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works

U.S. Steel says it believes a gas valve failure led to the explosion Monday morning at its Clairton Coke Works, in which two workers died and 10 others were injured.
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‘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.

US Steel Clairton Coke Works: What to know about the Pennsylvania plant where explosion injured many

An explosion at US Steel's Clairton Coke Works in Allegheny County, PA, left several injured. The plant sits along the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh.
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