When it comes to chocolate, most people think of indulgence and happiness. However, beneath the surface of some popular ...

Following the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory in West Reading, some lawmakers hope for a serious discussion on requiring the use of natural gas detectors in at least ...

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. Employees in both buildings told federal investigators they could ...

The hearing was held in Washington, D.C, and streamed live on the NTSB website. On March 24, 2023, an R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate plant in the first block of South Second Avenue exploded just before ...

"Contributing to the accident's severity was R.M. Palmer Company's insufficient emergency response procedures and training of its employees, who did not understand the hazard and did not evacuate ...

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. Employees in both buildings told federal investigators they ...

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. Employees in both buildings told federal investigators they ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC, smoke rises from an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co ...

READING, Pa. — 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 ...

In this screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC, smoke rises from an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, Pa., Friday, March 24, 2023. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP) Cascading ...