U.S. Steel officials announced Tuesday they would begin removing coke from the ovens at the Clairton Coke Works plant. The move comes two weeks after a deadly explosion at the facility. Officials said ...

ON THIS NEXT STEP IN CLAIRTON. THE BULK OF THE WORK WILL HAPPEN OVER THE COURSE OF TODAY AND TOMORROW, AS DOZENS OF WORKERS WORK TO REMOVE THE REMAINING COKE INSIDE THOSE BATTERIES THAT EXPLODED A ...

U.S. Steel officials announced Friday they set two coke batteries at the heart of a deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion this month to “hot idle,” meaning they will remain heated but not being used ...

Steam rises from the stacks at Clairton Coke Works behind a fence. U.S. Steel began the process of returning two coke batteries to operation at its Clairton Coke Works this week. The batteries had ...

A portion of the Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel plant, is seen Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 in Clairton, Pa. U.S. Steel says it believes a gas-valve failure led to the explosion Monday morning at its ...

U. S. Steel on Wednesday will begin the process of removing the coke from batteries 13 and 14 at the Clairton plant to inspect for any damage to the ovens and determine if they can be repaired after a ...

U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works' current limited coke-making capacity due to Monday's explosion is prompting concerns from some steelworkers that the plant won't produce enough coke for U.S. Steel's ...