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‘It Didn’t Have to Be This Way’: After Another Explosion at Clairton Coke Works, Advocates Call for Accountability

The deadly blast at the U.S. Steel facility outside Pittsburgh was just the latest in a series of recent workplace accidents.

As investigators head to Clairton, U.S. Steel says it's ready to get to bottom of deadly explosion

Pennsylvania leaders want answers as to what caused Monday's deadly explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton plant. The tragedy has ...

Local groups joining forces to help people in Clairton after deadly plant explosion

When horrific situations strike in the Pittsburgh area, such like the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant explosion that killed ...

The ballad of Clairton: an all American City in mourning

Clairton, Pennsylvania was rocked Tuesday by an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. Clairton Mayor Richard ...

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 ...

7 of those injured in Clairton plant explosion discharged; 3 remain in hospital

Hospital officials confirm seven of the 10 people injured in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works ...
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A worker’s story of the deadly explosion at the Clairton coke plant

Don Furko is a mechanical maintenance planner who this week reached his 25th anniversary at the plant. He was working in a ...

Authorities identify 2nd person killed in Clairton Coke Works blast

A second Westmoreland County man was identified as the other victim who was killed Monday in an explosion at U.S. Steel’s ...