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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 ...

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 ...
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Deadly Clairton, PA, Plant Blast Could Have Been Prevented, Feds Say

Two workers were killed and nearly a dozen were injured while they were preparing for a maintenance project at the Clairton facility.
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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 ...
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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.

The ballad of Clairton: an all American City in mourning

Clairton, Pennsylvania was rocked Tuesday by an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. Clairton Mayor Richard ...
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‘A terribly sad day’ in Pennsylvania as officials launch investigation of deadly blast at plant

The CEO of U.S. Steel pledged a transparent investigation into the Clairton Coke Works explosion that killed two and injured 10 Monday morning. CEO David Burritt was joined at a press conference ...

The Clairton Coke Works disaster: Social murder in Pennsylvania

The fatal Clairton Coke Works blast, which claimed two lives and injured ten, exposes decades of unsafe conditions maintained ...