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Multiple injured in explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, at least one death
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2025/08/11/us-steel-clairton-coke-works/stories/202508110044
Sen. John Fetterman said one person had died in the incident; emergency crews are performing search-and-rescue operations
Emergency crews were responding Monday morning to a reported explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, authorities said.
Allegheny County Emergency Services received a call for an “ongoing situation” at the plant for a potential mass casualty incident, county spokeswoman Kasey Reigner said. One person was unaccounted for and several were injured, authorities said.
Allegheny County dispatch said police, fire and emergency services crews were responding, and several people had been transported from the scene. Dispatch said the initial calls about the incident came in about 10:50 a.m.
The Allegheny County Health Department advised everyone living within 1 mile of the plant to remain inside, close all windows and doors and set their HVAC systems to recirculate, out of an abundance of caution. They also advised against using devices that draw in outside air, such as exhaust fans.
The county’s air quality monitors have not detected levels of air pollutants above federal standards, but are continuing to monitor the situation, the department said in a news release.
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Allegheny County Emergency Services received a call for an “ongoing situation” at the plant for a potential mass casualty incident, county spokeswoman Kasey Reigner said. One person was unaccounted for and several were injured, authorities said.
Allegheny County dispatch said police, fire and emergency services crews were responding, and several people had been transported from the scene. Dispatch said the initial calls about the incident came in about 10:50 a.m.
The Allegheny County Health Department advised everyone living within 1 mile of the plant to remain inside, close all windows and doors and set their HVAC systems to recirculate, out of an abundance of caution. They also advised against using devices that draw in outside air, such as exhaust fans.
The county’s air quality monitors have not detected levels of air pollutants above federal standards, but are continuing to monitor the situation, the department said in a news release.
The story will be updated throughout the day. Many of the injured have been taken to Jefferson Hospital in the South Hills, and at least one was brought Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side.
I live on the North Side about a block from AGH and I can see when the helicopters come in and land on the roof to deliver patients. It's been busy today, and another helo is coming in right now.
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Link: https://apnews.com/article/clairton-steel-pittsburgh-explosion-coke-f6f81a1d33f22741668d4d75dbc8eaf7
"Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped under rubble"
An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one dead and dozens injured or trapped under the rubble Monday, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue victims, officials said.
The explosion sent black smoke spiralling into the midday sky in the Monongahela Valley, a region of the state synonymous with steel for more than a century. An Allegheny County emergency services spokesperson, Kasey Reigner, said one person died in the explosion and two were currently believed to be unaccounted for. Multiple other people were treated for injuries, Reigner said.
Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the plant started around 10:51 a.m. The explosion sent a shock through the community and led to officials asking residents to stay away from the scene so emergency workers could respond.
“It felt like thunder,” Zachary Buday, a construction worker near the scene, told WTAE-TV. “Shook the scaffold, shook my chest, and shook the building, and then when we saw the dark smoke coming up from the steel mill and put two and two together, and it’s like something bad happened.”
Dozens were injured and the county was sending 15 ambulances, on top of the ambulances supplied by local emergency response agencies, Reigner said.
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The explosion sent black smoke spiralling into the midday sky in the Monongahela Valley, a region of the state synonymous with steel for more than a century. An Allegheny County emergency services spokesperson, Kasey Reigner, said one person died in the explosion and two were currently believed to be unaccounted for. Multiple other people were treated for injuries, Reigner said.
Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the plant started around 10:51 a.m. The explosion sent a shock through the community and led to officials asking residents to stay away from the scene so emergency workers could respond.
“It felt like thunder,” Zachary Buday, a construction worker near the scene, told WTAE-TV. “Shook the scaffold, shook my chest, and shook the building, and then when we saw the dark smoke coming up from the steel mill and put two and two together, and it’s like something bad happened.”
Dozens were injured and the county was sending 15 ambulances, on top of the ambulances supplied by local emergency response agencies, Reigner said.
