A devastating explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon killed two people and nine others are still missing. A building of the RM Palmer Company factory was completely destroyed.
The explosion at the West Reading plant occurred just before 5 p.m. local time, local television station WFMZ reported. Six people were taken to medical facilities. The cause of the explosion was initially unknown.
Explosion moves building by one meter
“Unfortunately (the factory) has been virtually razed to the ground. There is not much left to salvage from the building,” said Mayor Samantha Kaag of West Reading during a televised press conference. “In the front part, near the church and the apartments, the explosion was so strong that the building moved a meter (…)”, she added.
TV footage after the blast showed a fire in the rubble as firefighters tried to douse the flames. According to the website, RM Palmer has been making seasonal chocolate products since 1948, including Easter bunnies and heart-shaped treats for Valentine’s Day.
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