Officials with the Berks County Coroner's Office have only identified 49-year-old Amy Sandoe and 60-year-old Domingo Cruz, with five victims pending identification.

Related Days after the deadly explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company in West Reading, the county coroner has begun identifying victims of the tragedy that has rocked the town and state.At a West Reading Borough council meeting, a moment of silence was held for the victims and members of the community attended the meeting to express their sympathies. "We are in this together," one resident said. "This is a community." Officials also provided community members with mental health resources, business relocation assistance and help with employment compensation as a result of the deadly explosion. "It was heartbreaking to know what everyone was going through here.

But the way you have all stepped up to the plate makes me proud to be a public servant," said Reading City Council President Donna Reed.As the scene remains closed off to traffic on 2nd Street, a memorial continues to take shape.RELATED COVERAGEBorough officials are preparing a vigil to be held on Friday to honor the explosion victims. "We also encourage families, the employees, the loved ones and any affected to come and bring pictures bring mementos and stories.

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WEST READING, Pa. - A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says flames had engulfed the building, and her arm, when the floor gave way beneath her. That might have been the end, if she hadn’t fallen into a vat of liquid chocolate.The dark liquid extinguished her blazing arm, but Patricia Borges wound up breaking her collarbone and both of her heels. She would spend the next nine hours screaming for help and waiting for rescue as firefighters battled the inferno and choppers thumped overhead at the R.M.

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PHILADELPHIA - A man has reportedly been taken into police custody after a shooting on the SEPTA Market Frankford Line at the 52nd Street Station in the West Philadelphia section of the city. Video obtained by FOX 29 shows SEPTA passengers holding an armed man down until police arrived to arrest him. The incident occurred on Friday morning just before 8 a.m., delaying SEPTA trains in the area. FOX 29's Steve Keeley is in West Philadelphia, where a gunman was apprehended on a SEPTA platform after passengers held him down.SKYFOX flew over the station, where a large police presence was observed in the area. SKYFOX flew over a SEPTA station in West Philadelphia, where a large police presence was seen outside.Authorities have not released any information on the incident or investigation. This is a developing story.

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Biden to visit Mississippi town ravaged by deadly tornado

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Long Covid risk factors are tied to gender, age and weight

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Suspect evades law enforcement after shooting girlfriend, barricading inside West Philly residence: officials

PHILADELPHIA - Officials say the search for a shooting suspect is ongoing after the individual evaded police and SWAT outside of a West Philadelphia residence. According to police, officers responded to a residence on the 200 block of Farson Street just after 1 a.m.

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Police: Video shows shooters fire more than 60 shots at group of teens in West Philadelphia triple shooting

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify four suspects wanted in connection with a triple shooting in West Philadelphia that left teens injured. According to authorities, the shooting occurred on the 1500 block of N Frazier Street on Monday around 4 p.m. Police say a 13-year-old and two 16-year-olds were injured in the brazen broad daylight shooting. Officials say that the 13-year-old, who was shot in the abdomen, was transported to LankenauMedical Center and placed in critical condition. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOne 16-year-old was shot five times throughout his body and transported to the hospital in extremely critical condition, according to police. Authorities say the other 16-year-old was shot in the abdomen and taken to a local hospital, where he was placed in stable condition. On Thursday, police released surveillance video of the shooting, showing four masked suspects they say were armed with rifles and semi-automatic pistols.According to investigators, the suspects fired more than 60 shots before fleeing the area on Lansdowne Avenue. Anyone with information on this is urged to contact Philadelphia police or submit an anonymous tip online. Police say a 13-year-old and two 16-year-olds were all injured during a triple shooting in broad daylight on the streets of West Philadelphia.

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