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

Berks County lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would help to identify a type of piping thought to have contributed to the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing Tuesday to address what led up to the explosion in West Reading, and ...

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 ...

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.

About 70 production workers and 35 office staff at R.M. Palmer Co. were working in two adjacent buildings at the time of the ...

A federal hearing into the deadly explosion at the R.M. Palmer candy factory in West Reading was underway Tuesday.