Don Furko is a mechanical maintenance planner who this week reached his 25th anniversary at the plant. He was working in a different area with the blast took place.

Rescuers were continuing to search for one missing worker at the Clairton Coke Works more than five hours after mid-morning explosions rocked the Mon Valley plant. The blasts killed one person and injured 10.

Local leaders and officials expressed concern support following the explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. Emergency teams are engaged in rescue operations as the situation continues to unfold.