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.
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 service tee, through the ground into Palmer's building two basement, then through the chocolate pipe conduits and into building one," West explained.
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 its investigation. The NTSB presented its findings in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
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 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.
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.
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 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: 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.
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.
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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