At least one person is dead as another person remains missing with at least 10 injured following a series of explosions at a steel plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, on Monday, Aug. 11, officials said.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said that the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant was the site of "multiple explosions," and that search-and-rescue efforts continued at the scene as of a statement posted to social media just after 2:15 p.m. ET.
The Allegany County Police Department confirmed that one person died in a statement posted to Facebook just before 4:30 p.m. ET. The department stated that one person previously believed to be missing had been located and transported to a local hospital. The second person believed to be missing remains unaccounted