Clairton, U.S. Steel and Coke Works
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Hospital officials confirm seven of the 10 people injured in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works have been released.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — 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.
The second person killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works has been identified.
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s probe into the deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works could take a year or more and will include worker interviews, careful examination of daily operations and a cinematic recreation of the blast.
When horrific situations strike in the Pittsburgh area, such like the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant explosion that killed two people, the community steps in to help.
Workers were heating coal and preparing for routine maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh