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debm55

(50,171 posts) Mon Aug 11, 2025, 12:47 PM Aug 11

If you could offer some good vibes there was an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works. Numerous injuries, This happened

at 11 AM, I just found out. No sirens or alarms went off. I live right over the hillside were it happened. Thank you., Debbie.

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If you could offer some good vibes there was an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works. Numerous injuries, This happened (Original Post) debm55 Aug 11 OP

Yikes! 2naSalit Aug 11 #1

Thank you for posting a link, 2naSalit. debm55 Aug 11 #4

{{{{{{{ peace }}}}}}} BoRaGard Aug 11 #2

Of course, Deb. lapucelle Aug 11 #3

Thank you , lapucelle. So far one is dead. debm55 Aug 11 #5

That's so sad. lapucelle Aug 11 #6

Sorry to hear that electric_blue68 Aug 11 #10

via BumRushDaShow AllaN01Bear Aug 11 #7

Just Watched The Video ProfessorGAC Aug 11 #8

OMG! I heard nothing some_of_us_are_sane Aug 11 #9

How awful 🙏🙏🙏🙏 TommieMommy Aug 11 #11

Dreadful justaprogressive Aug 11 #12

2naSalit

(97,585 posts)

1. Yikes!

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 12:52 PM

Aug 11

Workers trapped under the rubble after explosion at steel plant near Pittsburgh

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pittsburgh-explosion-us-steel-clairton-plant-b2805611.html

debm55

(50,171 posts)

4. Thank you for posting a link, 2naSalit.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 01:00 PM

Aug 11

BoRaGard

(7,034 posts)

2. {{{{{{{ peace }}}}}}}

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 12:54 PM

Aug 11

lapucelle

(20,607 posts)

3. Of course, Deb.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 12:55 PM

Aug 11

Hoping that everyone is safely rescued.

debm55

(50,171 posts)

5. Thank you , lapucelle. So far one is dead.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 01:06 PM

Aug 11

lapucelle

(20,607 posts)

6. That's so sad.

Reply to debm55 (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 01:37 PM

Aug 11

electric_blue68

(23,369 posts)

10. Sorry to hear that

Reply to debm55 (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 03:55 PM

Aug 11

AllaN01Bear

(27,161 posts)

7. via BumRushDaShow

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 02:11 PM

Aug 11

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143511054

ProfessorGAC

(74,070 posts)

8. Just Watched The Video

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 03:28 PM

Aug 11

Pretty bad. There was a huge steam release from 2 stacks (a couple sends apart), then the plume of dark gray smoke to the right of those stacks.
The smoke rose at a very high rate of speed. No shockwave visible though, so I'm going to guess a boiler issue.
But, steam explosions can do a lot of damage. Obviously.