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Gas valve failure led to fatal Clairton explosion

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Gas valve failure cited in deadly explosion at U.S. Steel plant
The deadly explosion in the Steel Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh occurred when a gas valve was flushed in preparation of planned maintenance, U.S. Steel said in preliminary findings.

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Preliminary findings from U.S. Steel suggest what may have caused deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion
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U.S. Steel: Gas-valve failure likely cause of deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works
Gas valve failure during maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion: US Steel
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 and sent 10 to hospitals, the company said Friday.

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Gas valve failure during maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion at Pennsylvania plant
Tiny chemical safety board, battling to keep funding, launches probe of Clairton explosion
Gas Valve Failure During Routine Maintenance Work May Have Led to Fatal Explosion, US Steel Says
The blast was so powerful that it sent a plume of black smoke into the sky, shook the ground and was heard by some people a mile or more away.

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U.S. Steel Plant Explosion May Have Occurred While Flushing Gas Valve
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‘It Didn’t Have to Be This Way’: After Another Explosion at Clairton Coke Works, Advocates Call for Accountability
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