Pipeline leak blamed for deadly explosion at R.M. Palmer factory, NTSB to discuss findings
New details regarding a deadly natural-gas-fueled explosion and fire that happened at the R.M. Palmer candy factory in West Reading in March of last year.RELAT
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 R.M Palmer 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.
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 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.
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
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,
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: 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 ...
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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 Report: Pilots ignored warning messages before emergency landing in Hartford in 2023, resulting in death of former White House official
The 27 page report, which was released on Friday, claims that the pilot-in-command (PIC) and second-in-command (SIC) proceeded to fly despite a warning message in the cockpit. The mishap resulted ...
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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Transportation chief: US must address rising roadway deaths
"Unlike most developed nations, U.S. roadways have grown more deadly over the last several decades," NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said at a board meeting on its probe into a 2023 vehicle crash ...