The death toll from an explosion at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania has risen to three with four people missing as rescuers raced against the clock to find survivors. CDNDigital
Crews were still removing debris and rubble following the Friday afternoon explosion at the RM Palmer Company plant in the West Reading borough of Pennsylvania.However, “due to the violence of the explosion and the amount of time that has passed, the chance of finding survivors is decreasing rapidly,” West Reading Fire Chief Chad Mayor told a press conference Saturday.
“ is pretty leveled, unfortunately. There’s not much they can salvage from the building,” West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag said in a televised press conference shortly after the blast.
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