Explosion Investigation: Pennsylvania Regulators Ordered to Release Utility Inspection Records
West Reading, Pennsylvania – A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania utility regulators must provide inspection records to the National Transportation Safety Board for its investigation into a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory last year. The explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading on March 24, 2023, resulted in seven fatalities and significant property damage. The federal safety board had requested five years’ worth of inspection and investigation reports for UGI …