Seven people have died and significant damage has been caused to the West Reading, Pennsylvania area after a powerful natural gas explosion at the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report confirming the cause of the explosion and that it destroyed one building and caused structural damage to an adjacent building and other nearby structures. Witnesses reported smelling a “rotten eggs” odor prior to the blast and the NTSB’s investigation is ongoing. The tragedy has left the small town in shock, mourning the loss of life and destruction of the factory.
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A lawsuit has been filed against R.M. Palmer Co., a 75-year-old family-owned candy maker in Pennsylvania, alleging that the company is responsible for a deadly explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others. The suit claims that the gas leak and subsequent explosion were “foreseeable, predictable, and preventable” had Palmer taken action. The family of one of the victims is seeking unspecified damages and justice for their loss.
Seven people were killed in an explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Patricia Borges, 50, was pulled alive from the rubble after nine hours of screaming for help. She suffered injuries including a broken collarbone and both of her heels, and is currently receiving treatment in hospital. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.
Search and rescue teams have found two additional bodies after an explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory last week, raising the death toll to seven. The cause of the explosion is still unknown and is being investigated by the West Reading Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is also involved in the investigation.
At least two people were killed and several others injured in an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania on Friday evening. The blast sent a plume of black smoke into the air, resulting in the destruction of a building at the facility and damage to a nearby building. Reading Hospital received a total of eight patients, with one transferred to another hospital and the other five expected to be treated and discharged. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.