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RM Palmer Failed To Evacuate Employees Before Explosion, OSHA Claims (UPDATED) RM Palmer Failed To Evacuate Employees Before Explosion, OSHA Claims (UPDATED)
RM Palmer Failed To Evacuate Employees Before Explosion, Osha Claims (Updated) Note: This article has been updated with a response from RM Palmer.  Candy company RM Palmer failed to evacuate employees after some reported smelling natural gas before the deadly West Reading explosion in March, according to federal regulators.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a new report last week that the manufacturer "did not remove workers" from the plant "despite workers' concerns about what (was) later determined was a natural gas leak." The blast, which killed seven employees and laid waste to an entire borough block on March 24, was cause…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Natural Gas Leak In Bucks County Clears Homes, Closes Roads Natural Gas Leak In Bucks County Clears Homes, Closes Roads
Natural Gas Leak In Bucks County Clears Homes, Closes Roads Bucks County residents were forced to evacuate their homes Tuesday, Oct. 18 as authorities investigated a natural gas leak.  The leak occurred in Bensalem at the intersection of Bristol Road and Bensalem Boulevard, township police said in a Facebook post just before noon. Officials asked residents to avoid the area until further notice, closed down nearby roads, and evacuated some homes in the immediate area.  Authorities characterized the leak as "high pressure," but did not identify a cause.  By about 1 p.m., Bensalem fire officials said the leak had been secure…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County Development Evacuated As Construction Equipment Hits Gas Line (PHOTOS) Hunterdon County Development Evacuated As Construction Equipment Hits Gas Line (PHOTOS)
Hunterdon County Development Evacuated As Construction Equipment Hits Gas Line (Photos) A Hunterdon County development was evacuated after a natural gas line was struck by construction equipment Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The Township of Clinton Division of Fire confirmed the struck line behind a multi-family home on Greenbriar Lane in the Beaver Brook development just before 12:45 p.m., the department said. Additional crews arrived at the scene to place lines in service until utilities were shut off, authorities said. The local area was evacuated, and South Branch Emergency Services evaluated one resident at the scene. The area was cleared just before 4:40 p.m., …

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by Valerie Musson