Breaking News. Explosion outside U.S. Steel Plant

[BackAgain]

One dead, multiple injured after explosion at US Steel plant outside Pittsburgh

There are no confirmed fatalities at the Clairton Coke Works, said director of communications for Allegheny County, Abigail Gardner

justthenews.com

This is quite new. No better information is yet available.

It obviously smells suspicious. One can only hope that it was somehow just an accident.

 

[excalibur]

Supposedly the largest coke works in the USA too.

The damage may well impact steel production for some time.

 

[toobfreak]

It obviously smells suspicious. One can only hope that it was somehow just an accident.

I'm not sure what can explode so violently in a coking operation, unless perhaps, somehow, water got into the furnace.

 

[excalibur]

 

[1srelluc]

I'm not sure what can explode so violently in a coking operation, unless perhaps, somehow, water got into the furnace.

 

[1srelluc]

One dead and multiple injured after Pennsylvania steel plant EXPLODES

Dozens of people were injured and trapped under rubble after a huge explosion at a Pennsylvania steel coking plant on Monday morning, per officials.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[toobfreak]

The explosion was mostly vertical, straight up out through the roof. That suggests to me that water got into the coke process, maybe the coal was wet or water somehow fell into the furnace.

At 1000°, water turns to steam instantly and releases a violent, uncontainable explosion.