After Monday's deadly explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant , many people in the communities in and around the coke plant sought to help. They wanted to see what they could give to the first responders who spent many long hours on the scene.

At Southeast Regional EMS, they've received many donations over the past 24 hours. The ambush of aid has been unbelievable.

"Just the way the community has responded has been amazing," Chief Jonathan Madaras said.

Madaras said people started calling and messaging Southeast Regional EMS, asking about how they could help.

"We put a Facebook message together to kind of coordinate the efforts," he said.

What he and his crew didn't expect was the barrage of food and snacks coming their way.

"It really just blew up," Madaras said. "We probably

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