Clairton, U.S. Steel and Coke Works
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Hospital officials confirm seven of the 10 people injured in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works have been released.
When horrific situations strike in the Pittsburgh area, such like the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant explosion that killed two people, the community steps in to help.
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s probe into the deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works could take a year or more and will include worker interviews, careful examination of daily operations and a cinematic recreation of the blast.
Timothy Quinn, 39, of East Huntingdon Township, also died in the incident. Ten other people were injured. Three of them are still hospitalized.
Workers were heating coal and preparing for routine maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh
A second Westmoreland County man was identified as the other victim who was killed Monday in an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. Steven Menefee, 52, of the village of Tarrs in East Huntingdon,
Family members tell Pittsburgh's Action News 4 Steven Menefee, a father of two, was a loving man who would give you the shirt off his back.