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Gas valve failure during maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion: US Steel

U.S. Steel says 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, sent 10 to hospitals and damaged part ...
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Air quality concerns linger in wake of U.S. Steel plant explosion

Allegheny County is boosting air monitoring after a deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, a plant with a ...

Gas valve failure during routine maintenance may have led to fatal blast at plant, US Steel says

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. U.S ...
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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 ...
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Clairton Coke Works, site of Monday’s explosion, has a history of problems

The Clairton Coke Works, where an explosion killed two workers and injured 10, has a history of maintenance issues, ...

EPA cites numerous violations, injuries at Clairton Coke plant prior to explosion, data shows

Data from the EPA and OSHA provide a glimpse into some of the previous violations and injury reports at the Clairton Coke ...