At least two people were killed and nine are missing after a massive explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory on Friday, officials said.
The violent blast at the RM Palmer Company plant rocked the town of West Reading shortly before 5 p.mThe cause of the blast remains under investigation, but officials said they believe it may have been the result of a gas leak.Clips of the aftermath showed parts of the building laying out in the street as smoke continued to smolder from the remnants of the building.
“It’s pretty leveled, unfortunately there’s not too much to be able to salvage from it,” Mayor and local firefight Samantha Kaag told WPVI. “In the front, with the church and the apartments, the explosion was so big that it moved that building four feet forward.” No residents were evacuated, but the mayor asked those within a one block of the blast to avoid the area.Renèe Rivera/FacebookRenèe Rivera/Facebook
Officials said there is no danger to the community, which is about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.The confectioner, one of the country’s largest, employees 850 people and specializes in holiday novelties like chocolate Easter bunnies, according to the company website.
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