The explosion leveled one building and heavily damaged another, killing seven people.
Federal investigators said a "natural gas-fueled explosion and fire" destroyed Building 2, caused significant damage to Building 1 and other structures, injured 11 people and displaced three families from a nearby apartment building.
UGI Corp. provided natural gas to the factory complex via two mains. UGI said there wasn't any utility work going on in the area, and it detected no sudden surge in gas usage before the explosion, the report said. Patricia Borges, who survived the explosion, previously told the AP how she and others had complained about a natural gas odor about 30 minutes before the factory blew up. Borges's arm caught fire as flames engulfed the building. She then fell through the floor into a vat of liquid chocolate.
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