2 dead, 5 missing in Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion

An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled from the rubble overnight.

Rescue crews using dogs and imaging equipment continued to search through the rubble Saturday — hours after the blast that erupted just before 5 p.m. Friday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the borough of West Reading, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.

West Reading officials said Saturday they could confirm only two fatalities. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had earlier said there were five fatalities, citing county emergency management officials, but after an update from the county also indicated that two had died and five were missing.

[Mellowchelloo]

turns out the cause of the explosion was willi wonka bursting out from the inside of an elevator with his new successor.

[barnabusdoyle]

The chocolate explosion was the result of a group off deer at a PA wet market. It definitely had nothing to do with the multiple chocolate factories in Hershey PA

[dteh]

People are dead from an explosion and people make jokes of it...wide is the gate

[Rectyme]

God help everyone involved this is terrible af

[bitshiftme]

man the next version of willy wonka looks crazy

[lisalamour]

This is awful! Poor people. Palmer chocolates are sold all over US

[LordQuintix]

I'm set to move back to PA and this happens?

[marcusblum]

Sugar is more something sweet to eat, it’s also an exploding component if it’s not cooked, right. Adding sugar to flames can explode. Use baking chocolate instead and follow the recipe, right

[jenniferwoltmann]

Sad sorry for your loss prayers 😯 😲 🙏 😢

[mr_bohan]

Anchor sounds way too happy to report on this lmao

[dkhill]

Now there will be a chocolate shortage

[marcusblum]

Oompa Loompa Dupidee kaboom! The Easter bunny had gone postal

[vivianwukmir]

It's always sunny in Pensilvania.

[catemitten]

Palmer chocolate company! My bunnies❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[JujuReviews]

This has Slugworth written all over it🙄

[alyssapereira]

What kinda candy was they cooking up!!??

What chocolate factory is this? What company? Who owns it?

[sonnydayz]

Breaking News!: Explosion kills almost every Oompa Loompa and the rest are missing! More will be reported as this story develops.

[edwardt]

Wonder how the dems are going to blame this on 45.

[antoniois]

This is a sign from God that thou shall not follow in the foot steps of "woke" Hershey's chocolate. P.S. yes, I know the factory is Palmer Chocolates.