Overview

• One worker was killed and several others injured when multiple explosions tore through the plant’s coke-oven section on August 11.
• Rescue teams have been working through the debris pile to reach employees reported to be trapped under collapsed structures.
• Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro confirmed the blasts and active search efforts via X, deploying state emergency resources to the scene.
• The coke oven in question ranks among North America’s largest, producing the high-carbon fuel essential for steelmaking processes.
• The plant became part of Japan’s Nippon Steel in June, prompting scrutiny of corporate safety protocols and potential impacts on steel supply chains.