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USS: No production impact from Midwest Plant fire

Written by Laura Miller

September 23, 2024

A transformer caught fire at U.S. Steel’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind., on Sunday.

The company’s fire response team worked with local fire crews to distinguish the blaze.

“We do not expect any production interruptions,” a spokesperson for the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker told SMU on Monday.

The incident did not cause any injuries. “Safety remains our top priority,” the spokesperson added.

Midwest Plant is a finishing facility at U.S. Steel’s integrated Gary Works. It operates two cold reduction mills and two galvanizing lines. It is also the only USS facility that still produces tin mill products.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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