Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead
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In the last five years, U.S. Steel has paid more than $10 million in penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act at Clairton.
Brian Doyle remembers the explosion that hurled him to the coke plant’s floor — but little else from that day. It was a Wednesday — July 14, 2010 — and Doyle, a steamfitters union member and contractor for Power Piping,
Clairton, Pennsylvania was rocked Tuesday by an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. Clairton Mayor Richard Lattanzi reflects on the sad day.
U.S. Steel says it believes a gas valve failure led to the explosion Monday morning at its Clairton Coke Works, in which two workers died and 10 others were injured.