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On Monday, August 11, 2025, an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works killed two workers and sent 10 to area hospitals. The following reporting comes from The Allegheny Front and 90.5 WESA.

Lydia McFarlane joined the WVIA news team in 2024 as an intern after graduating from Villanova University with a dual ...

The explosion happened when workers were flushing a gas valve in preparation for maintenance on two of the plant's coke oven ...

Neighbors of U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works and the plants' workers react to the explosion at the plant on Monday that ...

The Clairton Coke Works, where an explosion killed two workers and injured 10, has a history of maintenance issues, ...

The plant was operating normally before the blast, with crews preparing for planned maintenance. The investigation into the ...

Ten plant workers required hospital treatment for injuries— five were listed in critical but stable condition, and five ...

Julie Grant got her start in public radio at age 19 while at Miami University in Ohio. After studying land ethics in graduate school at Kent State University, Julie covered environmental issues in the ...

Jaxon White is the State Capitol Reporter for WITF in Harrisburg. His coverage centers on the General Assembly, the ...

A worker who lived through the explosion and rescue efforts at the U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, near Pittsburgh, tells his story.