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National Transportation Safety Board probes fatal Avondale gas leak
Before we learned of the second gas concern, Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng said it's a horrible situation that many agencies are working to get to the bottom of
National Transportation Safety Board meets about fatal West Reading factory explosion
The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss last year’s deadly factory explosion in West Reading. But they did not vote to adopt the final report quite yet. The NTSB board said it wants to incorporate necessary changes to the final report before voting to adopt it at a later date.
NTSB to hold meeting on R.M. Palmer explosion in West Reading that killed 7
WEST READING, Pa. - The National Transportation Safety Board will meet Tuesday to discuss the deadly explosion at the R.M. Palmer candy plant in West Reading. The blast on March 24 of last year left seven people dead and 10 people hurt.
Deadly Berks Co. chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
A federal safety board says a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion at R.M. Palmer Co. in Berks County.
Deadly chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
Cascading failures involving a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion in 2023 at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, killing seven workers when the company failed to evacuate,
Deadly West Reading chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
A federal safety board says a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion at a West Reading chocolate factory.
West Reading chocolate factory explosion: Federal agency determines probable cause of blast
NTSB holds a public hearing aimed at determining what the probable cause of the fatal explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate plant was in March 2023.
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Lawyers for families suing over fatal air show crash say NTSB report confirms allegations
The National Transportation Safety Board's recent preview of its final report on the 2022 crash proves what the victims' ...
National Transportation Safety Board releases final report on deadly plane crash along Pa. Turnpike
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report regarding a fatal plane crash along ...
NTSB finds ‘inadequate planning’ led to fatal 2022 Wings Over Dallas midair crash
Poor planning and communication led to the deaths of six people in a 2022 mid-air plane collision, the National ...
NTSB: Better training could have saved lives in RM Palmer explosion
The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing Tuesday to address what led up to the explosion in West Reading, and ...
Inadequate planning cited for deadly mid-air collision at 2022 Dallas air show: National Transportation Safety Board
Six people were killed as a result of the crash during the Commemorative Air Force's Wings Over Dallas on Nov. 12, 2022, at ...
Deadly chocolate factory caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
Cascading failures involving a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion in 2023 at ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the planes came within 900 feet of each other before the smaller ...
Pennsylvania plastic pipe overhaul after candy factory explosion will follow roadmap from deadly 2011 Allentown explosion
The T-shaped connector found by the National Transportation Safety Board to have failed before the deadly March 2023 West ...