Steven Menefee, 52, of East Huntingdon was killed on Aug. 11 during an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works. The wife of a Westmoreland County man killed in the Aug. 11 Clairton Coke Works explosion is suing for wrongful death. Menefee, whose complaint also includes claims for negligence, is suing on behalf of her husband, Steven C. Menefee, who was killed that day. It was beneath there, in a confined space called the “basement,” that the high-pressure coke oven gas supply piping ran, feeding processed gas to both batteries. At the time of the explosion, Menefee, 52, of East Huntingdon, was working as a “heater” at the coke works, making him a frontline operator responsible for the heating system that keeps the ovens running.

Source: The Star February 24, 2026 00:18 UTC