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No injuries in fire, explosions at Koppel Steel

Brian C. Rittmeyer
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No injuries were reported in a fire at a Beaver County steel plant early Thursday, a county 911 dispatcher said.

Multiple fires in the caster building with explosions were reported at Koppel Steel in Koppel around 2:45 a.m.

Firefighters from four departments responded, and were leaving the scene around 4:30 a.m.

No information on the cause of the fire was available.

Brian C. Rittmeyer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 724-226-4701, brittmeyer@tribweb.com or on Twitter @BCRittmeyer.