Chocolate factory fined $44,000 for failing to evacuate before gas blast that killed seven RM Palmer says it is disputing the fine and citation The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023
Woman survives factory explosion after falling into vat of chocolate Federal and state officials investigating blast The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023
All 7 victims have been identified in massive chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA — The Berks County Coroner's Office on Wednesday released the names of the remaining victims of the explosion at the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in West Reading that killed seven people. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 30, 2023
Death toll rises to 4 in Pa. chocolate factory blast; 3 people still missing WEST READING, Pa. — The death toll after a Friday explosion at the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in Berks County has increased to four people, according to authorities. Three people remain missing, and the cause of the blast remains under investigation. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 26, 2023
At least 2 people killed and 5 still missing in Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion PHILADELPHIA — At least two people were killed and five people remain missing after an explosion at a West Reading chocolate factory Friday afternoon that sent a column of black smoke into the sky and rattled the windows of homes four blocks away. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 25, 2023