Rescue teams continue to search for survivors after an explosion destroyed a candy factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania
The explosion occurred at the R.M. Palmer Company facility in West Reading just before 5 p.m., West Reading Police Chief Wayne Holben said in a news conference on Friday night. The cause for the explosion is unknown and remains under investigation, he said. “There is no danger to the surrounding area at this time,” Holben went on. “However, the borough is urging residents to avoid the area and follow directions of law enforcement and emergency personnel.
“There is not too much to salvage from it,” Kaag said. R.M. Palmer Company is a candy company that launched in 1948 and has been at its current location since 1959, according to the company’s website. The company manufactures seasonal chocolate novelties, like chocolate bunnies for Easter. CNN has reached out to the company for comment. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag said that the explosion “has shaken our community” in a Facebook post on Saturday.
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