Posted on 07.20.23

Gas Leak From Bad Fitting Cited in Chocolate Factory Explosion Where 7 Died

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 20, 2023
By: Michael Rubinkam

Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday, while noting they have yet to determine the cause of the blast.

The leak at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was traced to a gas fitting that was installed in 1982 and was determined to have fractured, according to an investigative update released by the National Transportation Safety Board. Read more.

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