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Deadly West Reading chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
A federal safety board says a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion at a West Reading chocolate factory.
West Reading chocolate factory explosion: Federal agency determines probable cause of blast
NTSB holds a public hearing aimed at determining what the probable cause of the fatal explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate plant was in March 2023.
National Transportation Safety Board meets about fatal West Reading factory explosion
The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss last year’s deadly factory explosion in West Reading. But they did not vote to adopt the final report quite yet. The NTSB board said it wants to incorporate necessary changes to the final report before voting to adopt it at a later date.
NTSB to hold meeting on R.M. Palmer explosion in West Reading that killed 7
WEST READING, Pa. - The National Transportation Safety Board will meet Tuesday to discuss the deadly explosion at the R.M. Palmer candy plant in West Reading. The blast on March 24 of last year left seven people dead and 10 people hurt.
Deadly West Reading chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting: NTSB
About 70 production workers and 35 office staff at R.M. Palmer Co. were working in two adjacent buildings at the time of the blast.
Deadly chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
A federal safety board says a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, killing seven workers when the company failed to evacuate.
Deadly chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, NTSB finds
A federal safety board says a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, killing seven workers when the company failed to evacuate.
Retired gas line source of leak in candy factory explosion in West Reading, officials say at NTSB hearing
Kim West, NTSB Investigator-In-Charge, revealed that a retired gas line was the source of a leak that cause the factory to explode. "Staff found that natural gas migrated from the Aldyl A retired ...
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Pennsylvania plastic pipe overhaul after candy factory explosion will follow roadmap from deadly 2011 Allentown explosion
The T-shaped connector found by the National Transportation Safety Board to have failed before a deadly West Reading candy ...