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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.

Investigators release new details on what caused the US Steel Clairton Coke Works explosion

U.S. Steel has released new details on what investigators believe caused the explosion at the Clairton Coke Works plant that ...

Steelworkers were pushing coke out of ovens when deadly explosion rocked Pennsylvania plant

CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — Investigators are working to determine the cause of an explosion that rocked a steel plant outside ...
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Clairton Coke Works, site of Monday’s explosion, has a history of problems

The U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pa., where an explosion killed two workers and injured 10 on Monday, has a history of ...

What is a coke-making plant? Explaining its role in steelmaking after explosions at US Steel facility

Explosions at a massive United States Steel mill in Western Pennsylvania left two people dead and at least 10 injured, ...

Air quality concerns linger in the wake of steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania

Allegheny County is increasing air quality monitoring after an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two ...

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 ...