"Tragedy Strikes Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory in Deadly Explosion"

TL;DR
Investigators are struggling to identify the cause of a deadly explosion that destroyed part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, killing seven people and injuring several others. The jumbled wreckage is making it difficult to determine the cause of the blast, which could have been caused by natural gas or flammable dust produced by ingredients like cocoa powder and corn starch. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident, and records show only one violation at the plant over the past five years.
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- Jumbled wreckage complicates chocolate factory blast probe The Associated Press
- Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion kills seven after two more bodies found Fox News
- All of the people missing in West Reading candy factory explosion now accounted for CBS Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro orders commonwealth flags to half-staff to honor victims of explosion in West Reading WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.
- Pennsylvania Candy Factory Explosion (2023) Legacy.com
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