• An explosion occurred at Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh. • Authorities said that 10 people were injured and two people have died. • It's the largest coking plant in the country.

An explosion at a steel plant in Western Pennsylvania has left 10 people injured and two people dead, according to the authorities.

The explosion occurred at the US Steel Clairton Coke Works plant, located south of Pittsburgh. The facility is the largest coking plant in the country.

Matt Brown, the Chief of the Allegheny County Department of Emergency Services, told reporters at a press conference on Monday afternoon that the explosion happened around 10:50 a.m.

It is unclear what caused the explosion, which US Steel said occurred at coke oven batteries 13 and 14. Scott Buckiso, an executive at US St

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