Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:58PM
WEST READING, Pa. (WPVI) — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has filed a complaint against gas distributor UGI.
It’s in connection with the deadly chocolate factory explosion in West Reading, Berks County in March of 2023.
The PUC is seeking $2.6 million in penalties for alleged safety violations.
Seven workers were killed and ten others injured in the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company.
Investigators say a natural gas leak from an old pipeline connection allowed gas to build up inside the building, where it was ignited by an unknown source.
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