At Least 10 Injured, 2 Killed in Explosion at US Steel Clairton Coke Works Near Pittsburgh

Two people were killed and 10 injured in the blast at the nation’s largest coke-making operation.
At Least 10 Injured, 2 Killed in Explosion at US Steel Clairton Coke Works Near Pittsburgh
Firefighters spray water on the site of an explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pa., on Aug. 11, 2025. ABC Affiliate WTAE via Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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At least 10 people were injured and at least two were killed on the morning of Aug. 11 in an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works south of Pittsburgh, prompting a large-scale emergency response and efforts to free those still trapped under rubble, officials said.

The Allegheny County Emergency Services department said in a post on X that at least one person has been killed in the blast and that several people are still missing. Authorities later said that another person had been killed in the accident.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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