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annon103014 t1_jdmkav4 wrote
Reply to comment by brashendeavors in Palmer’s in Reading exploded and was ablaze, most articles still not saying much :( by vintageideals
> "It's pretty leveled. Unfortunately, there’s not too much to kind of be salvaged from it. The building in the front, with the church and the apartments, the explosion was so big that it moved that building four feet forward," said West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag.
https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-berks-county-chocolate-factory-explosion/43415949
annon103014 t1_je33kvs wrote
Reply to comment by jday1959 in A Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 7 people by FolsgaardSE
From what I've heard/read it was a gas leak.
Employees smelled gas. Called it into the gas company. No one showed up.