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Hurricane Erin's outer bands pound Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph while its outer bands pounded the ...

Fatal explosion at U.S. Steel’s plant raises questions about its future, despite heavy investment

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate ...

Clairton Coke Works, site of deadly explosions, stirs both pride and pain

Brian Doyle remembers the explosion that hurled him to the coke plant’s floor — but little else from that day. It was a ...

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

U.S. Steel said its investigation indicates the explosion happened when workers were flushing a gas valve in preparation for ...

USW Local 1557 vice president reacts to new details in Clairton Coke Works explosion investigation

Channel 11 spoke exclusively with United Steelworkers Local 1557 Vice President Richard Tikey, sharing his reaction to new details in the investigation into the deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke ...

What caused a deadly explosion at a US Steel plant? New details released.

The preliminary findings say how the company believes the explosion occurred. A union statement cautioned the investigation ...