2 w. ago Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says

U.S. Steel says preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead, sent 10 to hospitals and damaged part of the sprawling facility

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2 w. ago Explosion at Russian weapons plant kills five ahead of Trump

Five people have died after an explosion at an ammunitions factory in Russia - this is a breaking story and is being constantly updated. Please return to this page for the latest updates.

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3 w. ago Officials are still investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2

Officials are still working to determine the cause of an explosion that rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh, leaving two dead and 10 injured

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3 w. ago One dead and dozens injured after multiple explosions rock Pittsburgh area steel plant

Locals were told to close windows and doors following the explosion

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3 w. ago One dead and ‘dozens’ hurt after explosion rocks Pittsburgh area steel plant

Multiple people were injured in an explosion at the U.S. Clairton Coke Works plant just outside of Pittsburgh.

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3 w. ago One dead in Pittsburgh factory explosion as workers trapped under rubble

A major rescue mission is underway at the US Steel Clairton Coke Works plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which exploded and left several people injured and trapped under rubble

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3 w. ago Explosion at Pennsylvania US Steel plant leaves people trapped under rubble

Emergency workers are on site at the coking facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania, trying to rescue people, officials sayAn explosion Monday at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania – near Pittsburgh – has left people trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them, an official said.There are no confirmed fatalities yet at the Clairton Coke Works, said Abigail Gardner, director of communications for Allegheny county. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Workers trapped under the rubble after explosion at steel plant near Pittsburgh

Multiple people were injured in an explosion at the U.S. Clairton Coke Works plant just outside of Pittsburgh.

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3 w. ago Dad's desperate phone call moments before explosion kills him and his daughters

Dylan Danielson, 32, took his two daughters Hayven, 12, and Fayeah, eight, to a factory where he worked before a huge explosion tragically killed them all - a tagic phone call he made to his wife has now been detailed

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4 w. ago All five missing miners confirmed dead after Chile copper mine collapse

Body of Moisés Pavez, last missing miner, found after section of El Teniente collapsed following earthquakeAll five trapped workers who were missing in a collapsed shaft in the world’s biggest underground copper mine have been found dead, an official said on Sunday.Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in Chile’s O’Higgins region, said the body of Moisés Pavez, the last miner to remain missing, was found at 3.30pm local time by rescue teams. They had drilled through dozens of meters of rock to reach the stranded workers. Continue reading...

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