On Monday, August 11, 2025, an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works killed two workers and sent 10 to area hospitals. The following reporting comes from The Allegheny Front and 90.5 WESA.
U.S. Steel’s ‘ineffective’ safety procedures led to explosion that killed two, federal chemical safety board concludes
U.S. Steel failed to follow industry guidelines that could have prevented or reduced the severity of the explosion, a federal agency found.
