An explosion at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania has killed two people and left nine others missing, according to local media. | ManilaBulletin
The explosion at the RM Palmer Company plant in the West Reading borough of Pennsylvania occurred before 5 pm local time on Friday, local TV network WFMZ reported.
Besides the dead and missing, six people were transported to medical facilities, Pennsylvania's Emergency Management Agency told WFMZ. " is pretty leveled, unfortunately. There's not much they can salvage from the building," said West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag in a televised press conference. "In the front, with the church and the apartments, the explosion was so big it moved that building four feet forward," she added.
TV footage showed a fire blazing in the debris after the explosion, with firefighters trying to extinguish it.According to its website, RM Palmer has been producing seasonal chocolate novelties -- like Easter bunnies and heart-shaped Valentine's Day sweets -- since 1948.
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