BREAKING Officials are revealing the names of all 7 people killed in the West Reading chocolate factory explosion. Watch LIVE HERE:
Federal safety investigators are examining a natural gas pipeline for fractures and other damage as they gather evidence on the cause of last week's deadly explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, a spokesperson said Wednesday.The Berks County coroner's office will reveal the names of all seven of the victims killed in the explosion in a 4 p.m. press conference. Watch LIVE in the video embedded above.
The National Transportation Safety Board opened a probe into Friday's blast at R.M. Palmer Co. that killed seven people, wounded several others and leveled the building in West Reading, a small town about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The agency has called it a natural gas explosion and fire. A preliminary report on the explosion could be available in about three weeks, whereas the final report could take up to two years, he said. Pennsylvania State Police are also investigating the cause.
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