FACTORY TRAGEDY: Number of victims rises as more bodies found after Pennsylvania chocolate plant explosion
Two people are dead and nine are missing after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company chocolate factory in Reading, Pennsylvania.
"Tonight we were able to announce that all seven presumptive missing have been found — please understand that this is still a devastating loss," she wrote."But we are truly grateful to bring closure to the families involved in the upcoming days." An explosion on Friday leveled R.M. Palmer building 2 and damaged building 1, but its cause is still unknown."We did not and will not announce any names of the identified victims until we know for certain that their family has been contacted, they have had time to process, and have been able to reach out to other loved ones to let those close to them know," a statement from the mayor read.
Firefighters at the site of an explosion at a chocolate factory working to put out the fire in West Reading, Pa. Emergency responders and heavy equipment are seen at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 25.
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