Chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania US leaves two dead and nine missing

A chocolate factory has exploded in the US in Pennsylvania leaving two dead and nine missing.

The explosion took place at the R.M. Palmer Company, destroying one building and damaging another.

Eight people were taken to hospital.

The explosion sent debris, flames and dust shooting into the air.

The cause is still under investigation.

[scottlogiudice]

Silent war of sabotage seems to be escalating.

[lrrikin]

All they had to do was add the bugs to the recipe.

[thebigbient]

How does chocolate even explode? Looks like a scam to me.

[AmericanGal_]

Easter is in 2 weeks.
Factories just blowing up or catching fire lately are NO COINCIDENCE.

[qua]

I live in Pennsylvania and haven’t heard about this!!

[patrickfoley]

I bet they're gonna come out with some wild new flavor combinations because of this.

[ItsTimeMichael]

Food & chemical plants exploding, going up in flames, train derailments & no big deal.

[Idol]

I live like 30 minutes away from West Reading (where this happened)....the company makes like holiday type candies and chocolate, like for easter, Christmas and valentines day....a lot of explosions latley....edit:the actual moment when the explosion happened is on youtube also, looked like a controlled explosion to me but that's just my opinion.

[naghdam]

Well since Pennsylvania is a Democrat state all I have to say is poor chocolate, you don't deserve such a cruel fate.

[jimmycook]

That's what happened to my missus she ate too much chocolate and blew up.
LOL

[Under_Sky_Third_Gaia]

A few days or weeks ago Jon Stewart joked about this not saying he knew anything about it but the video is out there.

[spitfire_]

I’m about 40 minutes away in York, Pennsylvania. The fire people suspect a gas leak. The last I heard, 6 people were killed in the explosion, but it could be more now.

[ohasis]

what would willy wonka have to say about that?

[fiiredark]

I’m originally from PA. Am I a bad person because I felt relieved when I heard it wasn’t Hershey’s chocolate factory? 😅

[jaqalenabrooks]

Pretty sure this happened a couple of days ago SkyNews?