U.S. Steel Clairton plant worker recounts deadly explosion
Workers returned to U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Tuesday morning, one day after an explosion killed two people.
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Workers returned to U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Tuesday morning, one day after an explosion killed two people.
Richard Tikey has worked here at the Clairton plant for 27 years.
Many wanted to see what they could give to the first responders who spent many long hours on the scene.
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday arrived in Clairton to meet with local officials following Monday's explosions that left two dead and injured at least 10.
Two workers died and at least 10 people were injured after multiple explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant.
The potential pollution impact was mitigated because the weather cooperated, the Allegheny County Health Department said.
Some workers wanted to keep to themselves, while others wanted to talk about their friends and coworkers they had lost.
2 people were killed and numerous others were injured when multiple explosions happened at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant on Monday.
A man who died following multiple explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant on Monday has been identified as Timothy Quinn.
The explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant on Monday not only rattled homes across the area, but they rattled nerves.
Photos show the aftermath of the U.S. Steel Clairton plant explosions in Pennsylvania on Monday.
Video shows a huge plume of black smoke above the U.S. Steel Clairton plant after deadly explosions on Monday.
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. John Fetterman and other Pennsylvania officials are monitoring the unfolding emergency at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant after an explosion on Monday morning.
KDKA's Chris Hoffman has the latest from the U.S. Steel Clairton plant after an explosion there on Monday morning.
KDKA's Chris Hoffman is talking with Clairton Mayor Richard Lattanzi following an explosion at the U.S. Steel plant that shook the neighborhood.
An explosion this morning at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant shook homes in the neighborhood and has left multiple injured. KDKA's Chris Hoffman reports and Erica Mokay talks with someone working near the plant.
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