The mill, which is part of the recent merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, has faced scrutiny from federal and local regulators.

Workers were heating coal and preparing for routine maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh

A devoted dad has been identified as one of the two steel workers killed from an explosion at a Pennsylvania steel plant on Monday, officials said.

Timothy Quinn, 39, of East Huntingdon Township, also died in the incident. Ten other people were injured. Three of them are still hospitalized.

"In science fiction, there are scenes where a beam is fired at something to destroy it, causing an explosion with debris flying back at the shooter. Similar things occur in real astronomical phenomena,

An arrest warrant was issued for James Sever in July. Troopers this week said they believe he is still in the area.

"God is working through her. She's definitely a light within our neighborhood right now, for sure," Finch said. "It gets scary. But if we stand beside each other, if we support each other, that's what it's about.

Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the explosion. An explosion was heard in the vicinity of the Mazzeh area of the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.