A mass casualty event has been reported at the U.S. Steel Works in Pennsylvania.
According to Fox 8 and a reporter with sources on the inside, there was an explosion Monday at U.S. Steel’s coking plant close to Pittsburgh. There are unconfirmed reports that one person has died, and five people were transported to the hospital by Allegheny County Emergency Services. The number injured may be in the dozens.
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BREAKING: 1 person has died after the explosion at the Clairton Coke Works, according to Senator John Fetterman. @KDKA https://t.co/VLQ61MPf7e
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KDKA reporter Ricky Sayer said the “explosion at the Clairton Coke Works took place inside the ‘reversing room’ of the 13/15 battery, multiple sources inside the plant tell me.
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