Pennsylvania | An explosion in a coke coal factory left two dead

(Clearton) An explosion that occurred in a coke coal factory in Pennsylvania, in the United States, left two dead and ten injured on Monday, said local police in a new record.

The explosion occurred in the Clairton Coke Works factory, owned by the American steel company US Steel, some 25 kilometers from Pittsburgh.

The drama, whose causes are not known, took place “within a battery zone within the coke facilities” of the factory, said James Madalinsky, spokesperson for Algheny.

“It looked like a thunderbolt. It rocked the scaffolding, shaken my chest, then shook the building. Then we saw the smoke rising from the steel factory, “WTAE Zachary Buday, who worked nearby.

Arrived on the spot, the emergency services noted the death of one of the people who worked on the spot.

“Intense research” was necessary to find the body of the second victim, according to the police.

A person who has been missing at first has been rescued and hospitalized and nine others “were transported to hospitals in the region to be treated for various injuries,” said the same source.

“We collaborate closely with the competent authorities to investigate the cause of the accident and we will provide additional updates as soon as they are available,” reacted David Burritt, CEO of US Steel in a text relayed by the group’s communication.

“To affected families, our hearts are with you. (…) The work we do is important and often demanding, but it should never, under any circumstance, be done to the detriment of security, “he said.

Located on the Monongahela river, the factory is the largest industrial installation of coal processing into coke in the United States. It employs around 1,300 people, according to the American steelmaker, now owned by the Japanese group Steel.

COKE is a key component in the stove highs, used to reduce iron ore and produce melting, which is then transformed into steel.