Flags will be lowered to half-staff today at U.S. Steel facilities in the Mon Valley to mark one year since two workers were killed in an explosion at the company’s Clairton plant.
In a statement, U.S. Steel said that employees will pause for a moment of silence to remember Timothy Quinn and Steven Menefee, who both died in the deadly blast, and to “reflect on the impact of that day.”
In addition to the two workers who were killed, 11 other people were injured last August when a valve broke, leading to coke oven gas igniting and exploding…