2CLAIRTON, PA – A deadly explosion rocked the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant late Tuesday morning, leaving one worker dead , one still unaccounted for, and multiple others injured.

The blast was reported at 10:51 a.m. inside a battery operating area of the facility. Rescue teams have located and airlifted one of two initially missing workers to a hospital , where their condition is unknown. Nine others were transported to area hospitals with various injuries.

Explosion today at the US Steel Coke Works in Clairton, PA. @SenFettermanPA was on the scene following the explosion.

Steel making is dangerous work.

Prayers for the injured and missing. pic.twitter.com/aS4p6VIvAT — Big Beautiful Bill♦️🇺🇸 (@BillNavari) August 11, 2025

Fourteen local fire departments and 20 EMS

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