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The blast killed one person, and on Monday, a steel Clarton factory outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was in the US Steel Factory.
In the evening, a large search and rescue operation continued, and one person still did not count and was considered under the rubble.
Officials temporarily instructed residents to hold their windows and doors closed from the place, because of the fear that the fire caused by the blast could release the harmful substances into the air.
The cause of the blast will not yet be confirmed and an investigation is being conducted.
The plant is the largest Cox operation in North America and is about 15 miles (24 km) south of Pittsburgh.
A man who killed was identified by his family as 39-year-old Timothy Quinn, according to a BBC CBS branch. His sister Trisha told reporters that he was the father of three from Fitz Henry in the neighboring district of Westmorland.
Earlier, Governor Josh Shapiro posted on social media that the factory had accommodation services and police.
Shortly after the blast, American senator John Fetterman wrote on X that he was at the scene and witnessed an “active search and rescue”.
The plant is a large manufacturer of Coke, coal fuel used in steel production. According to US Steel, about 1300 employees work at the facility.
David Berrit, President and US CEO Steel said in a statement that the company “cooperated closely with the relevant authorities to investigate the cause of the incident.”
He later told reporters at a press conference that the plant was “stable”, but “it was still an active investigation.”
“It’s just a sad day for Clarton,” said Mayor Richard Latthai, said BBC News CBS.
Timothy Quinn’s familyThroughout the history of Clairton Coke Works, he has been contaminated, and in recent years he had to pay millions of fines, fines and calculations.
The plant owner, USA, last year was fined by almost $ 2 million (1.5 million pounds) Department of Health County Allegheny (ACHD) for processing and problems of equipment with their ovens.
ACHD also fined $ 2.2 million in 2023 for exceeding Pennsylvania standards for hydrogen seed emissions from the Clarton plant, and ordered the officials to fulfill the state standards plan.
In 2022, Pennsylvania’s health officials fined $ 4.7 million in the United States after it discovered that the plant did not use the environmental control device to press Cox.
