An explosion occurred at Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Authorities said that 10 people were injured, one person has died, and another remains missing.
It's the largest coking plant in the country.
An explosion at a steel plant in Western Pennsylvania has left 10 people injured, one person dead, and one person missing, according to authorities.
The explosion took place at the US Steel Clairton Coke Works plant, located south of Pittsburgh. The facility is the largest coking plant in the country.
Matt Brown, the Chief of the Allegheny County Department of Emergency Services, told reporters at a press conference on Monday afternoon that the explosion took place around 10:50 a.m. Two people were initially unaccounted for, but one has since been found.
It is not yet clear what caused the explosion. Scott Buckiso, an executive at US Steel, repeatedly told reporters that an investigation remains underway.
"We don't have any details right now," Buckiso said. "We're just starting that investigation."
Residents living within a mile of the plant should remain inside, close windows and doors, and set their HVAC systems to recirculate, according to the Allegheny County Health Department.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote on X that the scene remained active. "Please join Lori and me in praying for the Clairton community," he wrote.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman wrote on X that he had traveled to the plant and that there's an "active search and rescue underway" with "dozens injured" in the blast.
"Keeping those injured and all who are impacted in my thoughts right now," Fetterman wrote in a separate post.
This isn't the first major incident at the plant. In 2018, a fire on Christmas Eve caused significant damage to the facility, resulting in the release of sulfur dioxide for months afterward, and a 2010 explosion at the plant injured 20 workers.
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