Gas valve failure led to fatal Clairton explosion
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Two people are dead and 10 others injured after an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh. The recovery operation has ended, and the cause is under investigation.
If you grew up in Pittsburgh or in one of the nearby steel towns, the deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works last week — killing two workers and hospitalizing 10 — struck home. There are fewer mills now,
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Massive rescue effort led to pulling workers from debris of Pennsylvania steel plant explosion
Workers were heating coal and preparing for routine maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh
The mill, which is part of the recent merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, has faced scrutiny from federal and local regulators.
The incident was at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton. One victim has been identified as Timothy Quinn, a father of three. The second individual, who was found dead on Monday night, has not yet been identified.
Family members tell Pittsburgh's Action News 4 Steven Menefee, a father of two, was a loving man who would give you the shirt off his back.
After an explosion rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh on Monday, workers scrambled into the wreckage alongside firefighters. A cloud of black smoke rose above a charred pickup truck as rescuers sprayed the scene with streams of water.