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Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work likely led to explosion at coke plant, US Steel says

U.S. Steel says preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing ...

Deadly blast at US Steel plant highlights need to clean up the industry

Qiyam Ansari was driving to work the morning of Aug. 11 when he felt and saw an explosion occur just down the road in Clairton, Pennsylvania.
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U.S. Steel: Gas-valve failure likely cause of deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works

The explosion happened when workers were flushing a gas valve in preparation for maintenance on two of the plant's coke oven ...

Tiny chemical safety board, battling to keep funding, launches probe of Clairton explosion

The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s probe into the deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works could take a ...
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In Clairton, a community deals with a fatal explosion at the U.S. Steel plant

Todd Barrett was with a crew of laborers at the Clairton coke works that morning when they all felt something. It was an ...
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Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead, 10 injured

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant that shook the ground near Pittsburgh left two dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals. An Allegheny County spokesperson says an explosion ...

Explosion at US Steel's Clairton plant presents challenge to Nippon’s investment plans - WSJ

Nippon Steel promised to invest $14B to keep US Steel's aging plants operating for decades but the deadly explosion at the Clairton coking plant will test its resolve through a costly crisis ...

After Fatal Explosion, Focus Turns to Steel Mill’s Future and Past

The mill, which is part of the recent merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, has faced scrutiny from federal and local ...