(File Photo: Source for Photo: The Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel coking plant, is seen Monday, Aug 11, 2025, in Clairton, Penn. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Clairton, PA) The second person that was killed from the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant explosion on Monday was identified yesterday as fifty-two-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Menefee yesterday and the cause of this explosion is still being investigated. Thirty-nine-year-old Timothy Quinn was the first person that was identified who died from the Clairton explosion on Monday. Ten people got injured from this explosion and three of them are still being treated for their injuries. A GoFundMe page to benefit the families of Quinn and Menefee along with the families of those who got injured in the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant explosion on Monday from United SteelWorkers Local 1557 can be found below: