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| US Steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania kills 1, injures dozens | |
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| US Steel's Clairton Coke Works plant following an explosion on Monday | |
| An explosion killed one person and injured dozens of others at the US Steel Clairton plant outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, officials say. | |
| The Allegheny County police department confirmed the death and said two people were currently believed to be unaccounted for. | |
| Allegheny County Emergency Services spokesperson Kasey Reigner confirmed there were "dozens" of injuries but could not confirm fatalities or a cause, CBS News reported. | Allegheny County Emergency Services spokesperson Kasey Reigner confirmed there were "dozens" of injuries but could not confirm fatalities or a cause, CBS News reported. |
| Another spokesperson confirmed a rescue operation was underway for people trapped. | Another spokesperson confirmed a rescue operation was underway for people trapped. |
| Governor Josh Shapiro posted on social media that the state's emergency management services and police had been deployed to the plant. | Governor Josh Shapiro posted on social media that the state's emergency management services and police had been deployed to the plant. |
| US Senator John Fetterman wrote on X that he was also at the scene and witnessed "an active search and rescue underway." | US Senator John Fetterman wrote on X that he was also at the scene and witnessed "an active search and rescue underway." |
| KDKA News, a local broadcaster, reported at least one person was unaccounted for. | KDKA News, a local broadcaster, reported at least one person was unaccounted for. |
| The plant is a major producer of coke, a coal-based fuel used in the production of steel. | |
| Clairton Coke Works has been dogged by pollution concerns throughout its history and has had to pay millions of dollars in fines, penalties, and settlements in recent years. | |
| The plant's owner, US Steel, was fined nearly $2m (£1.5m) last year by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for processing and equipment issues with its coking ovens. | |
| The ACHD also fined US Steel $2.2m in 2023 for exceeding Pennsylvania's standards on hydrogen sulfide emissions from the Clairton plant, and ordered them to provide officials with a plan to comply with state standards. | |
| In 2022, Pennsylvania health officials fined US Steel $4.7m after it found the plant was not using a pollution control device for its coke pushing. | |
| US Steel did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |