To U.S. Steel’s critics, the August blast highlighted chronic problems at the facility. And some current and former workers at Clairton Coke Works say poor management and underinvestment have ...
On Aug. 11, 2025, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh — a 392-acre riverside industrial facility and the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere — killed two U.S.
CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — For Don Furko, Aug. 11, 2025, was a normal shift. Until it became the shift he would never forget. At 10:47 a.m., U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh — a sprawling ...
CLAIRTON, Pa. — U.S. Steel is making changes to improve safety following the deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works in August. Days after the Aug. 11 incident, U.S. Steel released preliminary ...
U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pa., on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Quinn Glabicki/Pittsburgh's Public Source via AP) (Quinn Glabicki, Quinn Glabicki) On Aug. 11, 2025, an explosion at U.S.
On Aug. 11, 2025, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh — a 392-acre riverside industrial facility and the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere — killed two U.S.