NTSB holds a public hearing aimed at determining what the probable cause of the fatal explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co.

The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss last year’s deadly factory explosion in West Reading. But ...

That steam heated the ground, investigators said, which helped contribute to cracks forming in the service tee. In all, three ...

A federal safety board says a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion at a ...

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.

The explosion on March 24, 2023 around 5 p.m. in West Reading left seven Palmer employees dead and injured ten other people.

Investigators are recommending more than a dozen changes and encouraging natural gas detectors for homes and businesses.

The T-shaped connector found by the National Transportation Safety Board to have failed before a deadly West Reading candy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has concluded. We all know she was born in Berks County and has made some donations here. I could ...

Route 422 westbound between the Penn Avenue and North Wyomissing Boulevard exits in West Reading was partially closed after an accident Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened before the railroad ...