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Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says

U.S. Steel says preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing ...

2nd person killed in U.S. Steel explosion remembered as loving man with strong faith

Family members tell Pittsburgh's Action News 4 Steven Menefee, a father of two, was a loving man who would give you the shirt ...

Live updates: Explosion at US Steel plant near Pittsburgh kills 2, injures 10

Two people are dead and 10 others injured after an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh. The ...

2 dead, 10 hurt after explosion at Pittsburgh-area U.S. Steel coke facility

The explosion, followed by several smaller blasts, could be felt in the nearby community and prompted county officials to ...

Local groups joining forces to help people in Clairton after deadly plant explosion

When horrific situations strike in the Pittsburgh area, such like the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant explosion that killed ...
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Everything we know about the Clairton Coke Works explosion in Pennsylvania

Allegheny County officials say two people are dead and ten others are injured, including two medics. WGAL News 8's Sarah ...

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 ...
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A worker’s story of the deadly explosion at the Clairton coke plant

Don Furko is a mechanical maintenance planner who this week reached his 25th anniversary at the plant. He was working in a ...