Crews are replacing existing cast iron and bare steel natural gas mains with new mains composed of contemporary materials, such as high-density plastic or protected steel.
The West Reading Borough council is expected to vote today to extend a disaster declaration that was put into effect by the mayor after Friday's explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company candy factory.
WEST READING, Pa. (AP) An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed three people and left four people missing, authorities said. One
Four people have been confirmed dead following an explosion Friday at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, and three remain unaccounted for.Firefighters responded to R.M. Palmer Company in Berks County, Pennsylvania, at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, March 24, after reports of an explosion and a multi-alarm fire. The blast caused significant destruction, leveling R.M. Palmer's Building