"You are not forgotten": First responders critical in rescue efforts at RM Palmer explosion
"These men and women drop whatever they're doing when the incident happens," the program manager of PA Task Force 1 said.
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"These men and women drop whatever they're doing when the incident happens," the program manager of PA Task Force 1 said.
Some West Reading Public Works workers were on the scene of the RM Palmer Company candy factory explosion before first responders were.
The coroner's office said forensic medical examinations are being done to determine the cause and manner of death for the all victims.
The explosion happened Friday night at the R.M. Palmer Company factory located on South Second Avenue in West Reading.
In total, the American Diner raised $3,600 which was donated to the West Reading fire, police, and ambulance, as well as the West Reading Disaster Recovery Fund.
The explosion happened Friday night at the candy factory located on South Second Avenue in West Reading.
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