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US: Explosion Rocks Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory
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Between six and eight people were taken for medical attention
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The cause of the blast is unclear
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The explosion occurred at 4:57p.m on Friday
Eko Hot Blog reports that Two people are dead and at least nine are unaccounted for after an explosion rocked a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday, authorities said.
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Between six and eight people were also taken for medical attention in the blast at R.M. Palmer Company in West Reading, 63 miles northwest of Philadelphia, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said.
A spokeswoman for Reading Hospital said eight people were brought to the facility. One was transferred, two were in fair condition and the others were released, said the spokeswoman, Jessica Belzer, of Tower Health.
The cause of the blast was unclear. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The explosion occurred at 4:57p.m. Images posted on social media showed massive flames tearing through the building and a tower of smoke after the arrival of fire fighters.
West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag told reporters the factory was “pretty leveled.” The explosion was so powerful it pushed a nearby building forward by several feet, she said.
“There’s not too much to be able to kind of salvage from it,” she said.
Richard M. Palmer Sr. Founded the company in 1948 selling a handful of chocolates, including bunnies. R.M.
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Palmer Company now employs 850 people and sells more than 500 seasonal products, according to the company’s website.
Source: NBC
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