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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 [Updated]
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.
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
Cascading failures involving a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion in 2023 at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, killing seven workers when the company failed to evacuate, a federal safety board said Tuesday.
NTSB concludes investigation into deadly candy factory explosion in West Reading
More than a year and a half after a candy factory exploded in West Reading, the National Transportation Safety Board finished its investigation. The NTSB presented its findings in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
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.
Deadly Chocolate Factory 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
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.
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NTSB concludes investigation into deadly candy factory explosion
More than a year and a half after a candy factory exploded in West Reading, the National Transportation Safety Board finished ...
Getting answers: NTSB presents detailed findings on deadly RM Palmer explosion
The explosion on March 24, 2023 around 5 p.m. in West Reading left seven Palmer employees dead and injured ten other people.
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State, local officials weigh in on NTSB's findings in RM Palmer explosion
Berks County lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would help to identify a type of piping thought to have contributed to the ...
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NTSB to meet, discuss Pennsylvania factory explosion
The National Transportation Safety Board is set to convene to determine the probable cause of an explosion that levelled a ...
NTSB: Better training could have saved lives in RM Palmer explosion
The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing Tuesday to address what led up to the explosion in West Reading, and ...