U.S. Steel to Restart Second Battery Involved in Deadly Explosion

US Steel resumes work at Clairton Coke Works six months after fatal explosions

CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania — Six months after a series of deadly explosions, US Steel‘s Clairton Coke Works has resumed operations at one of its batteries. The blasts on Aug. 11, 2025, killed two workers and injured several more at the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility, located in Mon Valley, Pennsylvania. In a statement, US Steel spokeswoman Amanda Malkowski said the company will restart Battery #13 at its Mon Valley Works Clairton Plant…

The last coke battery involved in deadly U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works blast restarts today

U.S. Steel is returning to service one of the two coke oven batteries at Clairton Coke Works involved in last year’s explosion that killed two workers...

Second battery involved in Clairton Plant explosion to be restarted, U.S. Steel says

U.S. Steel said it's planning to restart the Clairton Coke Plant's battery 13, nearly six months after two people were killed and several others were injured in an explosion.

U.S. Steel to restart second battery involved in deadly explosion

The battery is expected to begin producing coke on Friday.