Rescue crews have been using heat imaging equipment and dogs to search for possible survivors after Friday's explosion in West Reading, Pennsylvania.
Emergency responders and heavy equipment are seen Saturday at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania.WEST READING, Pa. — A fourth person was confirmed dead and three people remained unaccounted for Sunday, two days after a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory shook a small town in Pennsylvania.
Authorities said the chance of finding survivors following Friday's blast was “decreasing rapidly” due to the force and the amount of time that had passed.Rescue crews have been using heat imaging equipment and dogs to search for possible survivors after the blast destroyed one building and damaged a neighboring building. Crews were now using heavy equipment to methodically and carefully pull debris from the site, Holben said.
Officials said they had no update on the condition of a woman pulled alive from the rubble early Saturday. Kaag said she had apparently been on the second floor and was found in a “hopeful circumstance,” calling out to rescuers despite her injuries after a dog located her. R.M. Palmer said in a statement Saturday afternoon that everyone at the company was “devastated” and it was reaching out to employees and their families through first responders and disaster recovery organizations because its communication systems were down.
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