• At least 1 person is dead and two unaccounted for in an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• Dozens are hurt and people are trapped under rubble, The Associated Press reported.

• Emergency workers are on site trying to rescue those who are trapped.

• The Clairton Coke Works, a massive industrial facility along the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh, is considered the largest coking operation in North America.

Officials plan to hold a news conference on Monday’s explosion at the US Steel Clairton Coke Works sometime before 3:30 p.m. ET, Allegheny County Communications Director Abigail Gardner told CNN.

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