Overview

• Rescue teams continue working to free employees trapped beneath debris after the blast at Clairton Coke Works on Monday morning.
• At least two workers were confirmed dead and around ten others were hospitalized following the explosion.
• The blast damaged and disabled two coke battery ovens, reducing the plant’s production capacity.
• Allegheny County Health Department initially ordered residents within a one-mile radius to shelter in place but lifted the advisory after air monitors showed no harmful emissions.
• U.S. Steel is collaborating with local and federal authorities to determine the cause of the explosion following the facility’s history of environmental and safety incidents.