The explosion, followed by several smaller blasts, could be felt in the nearby community and prompted county officials to warn residents to stay away from the scene so emergency workers could respond.

Two people are dead and 10 others injured after an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh. The recovery operation has ended, and the cause is under investigation.

The deadly blast at the U.S. Steel facility outside Pittsburgh was just the latest in a series of recent workplace accidents.

When horrific situations strike in the Pittsburgh area, such like the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant explosion that killed two people, the community steps in to help.

Don Furko is a mechanical maintenance planner who this week reached his 25th anniversary at the plant. He was working in a different area with the blast took place.

Rescuers were continuing to search for one missing worker at the Clairton Coke Works more than five hours after mid-morning explosions rocked the Mon Valley plant. The blasts killed one person and injured 10.

One person has died and dozens are reportedly injured or trapped under rubble following an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh on Monday, an Allegheny County emergency services spokesperson told the Associated Press.