A gas valve failure caused the explosion at Clairton Coke Works on Monday morning that killed two people, U.S. Steel said Friday. Why it matters: The massive Mon Valley facility — one of the largest ...

Allegheny County officials say two people are dead and ten others are injured, including two medics. WGAL News 8's Sarah Metts is live from the scene with the latest.

The wife of a man killed in an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Nippon Steel and two other entities. Danielle Menefee, in a filing with the ...

The August explosion also came after Nippon Steel’s $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel in June 2025. It’s an open question whether the Japanese steel company will invest significantly in Clairton ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — An explosion at a U.S.

CLAIRTON, Pa.(AP) — The sale of United States Steel was always going to be a global affair. Reporters from across the world descended into the Monongahela River Valley, south of Pittsburgh, to cover ...

U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pa., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Quinn Glabicki/Pittsburgh's Public Source via AP) U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pa., on Wednesday, Oct.

Danielle Menefee, Steven’s wife and the administrator of his estate, is now suing Nippon Steel and two other companies, alleging negligence and wrongful death.