Officials investigating after 2 blasts, fire at steel plant
Posted June 21, 2016 7:00 am
BRADDOCK, Pa. (AP) - Fire officials say there were two explosions and a fire at a suburban Pittsburgh steel plant.
Plant officials say it happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday in the steelmaking area of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson facility in Braddock.
Health officials say there were no reported injuries.
Firefighting crews from Forest Hills and Braddock responded.
A representative of the workers says all employees are accounted for.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known. Plant officials are investigating.
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