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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
National
Robert Moran

All 7 victims have been identified in massive chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — The Berks County Coroner's Office on Wednesday released the names of the remaining victims of the explosion at the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in West Reading that killed seven people.

The remaining five were identified as: Xiorky D. Nunez, 30, of Reading; Susan H. Halvonik, 63, of Upper Providence Township; Michael D. Breedy, 62, of Marion Township; Diana M. Cedeno, 44, of Reading; and Judith Lopez-Moran, 55, of Reading.

On Monday, the coroner's office identified Amy S. Sandoe, 49, of Ephrata, and Domingo Cruz, 60, of Reading, as the two other people killed on Friday in the massive blast at the factory about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Ten people were hospitalized and several nearby buildings were damaged.

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