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Explosion at R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead, others missing and injured

An explosion at a historic chocolate factory in southeastern Pennsylvania left two people dead, five missing and eight injured Friday afternoon.

West Reading Borough Police Department Chief Wayne Holben confirmed two fatalities and five missing after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory in West Reading shortly before 5 p.m. Officials said Saturday morning that one person was pulled from the rubble alive, Fox 29 reported.

Tower Health spokeswoman Jessica Bezler told The Associated Press in an email that eight others were taken to Reading Hospital with injuries Friday evening. Bezler said two people were admitted in fair condition and five others were treated and released............

https://www.foxnews.com/us/explosio...sylvania-leaves-2-dead-others-missing-injured
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People are still missing. What the hell explodes in a chocolate factory? This is a sticky mess.
 
I would like to see some stats on gas leaks, especially those that result in explosion, because it sure seems like this is happening more often now.
 
ExpressLane said:
Explosion at R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead, others missing and injured

An explosion at a historic chocolate factory in southeastern Pennsylvania left two people dead, five missing and eight injured Friday afternoon.

West Reading Borough Police Department Chief Wayne Holben confirmed two fatalities and five missing after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory in West Reading shortly before 5 p.m. Officials said Saturday morning that one person was pulled from the rubble alive, Fox 29 reported.

Tower Health spokeswoman Jessica Bezler told The Associated Press in an email that eight others were taken to Reading Hospital with injuries Friday evening. Bezler said two people were admitted in fair condition and five others were treated and released............

https://www.foxnews.com/us/explosio...sylvania-leaves-2-dead-others-missing-injured
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People are still missing. What the hell explodes in a chocolate factory? This is a sticky mess.
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An explosion of flavor?

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If only the Republicans in PA had loosened the child labor laws there, younger bodies are more resilient to being maimed by factory accidents.
 
ExpressLane said:
Explosion at R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead, others missing and injured

An explosion at a historic chocolate factory in southeastern Pennsylvania left two people dead, five missing and eight injured Friday afternoon.

West Reading Borough Police Department Chief Wayne Holben confirmed two fatalities and five missing after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory in West Reading shortly before 5 p.m. Officials said Saturday morning that one person was pulled from the rubble alive, Fox 29 reported.

Tower Health spokeswoman Jessica Bezler told The Associated Press in an email that eight others were taken to Reading Hospital with injuries Friday evening. Bezler said two people were admitted in fair condition and five others were treated and released............

https://www.foxnews.com/us/explosio...sylvania-leaves-2-dead-others-missing-injured
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People are still missing. What the hell explodes in a chocolate factory? This is a sticky mess.
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Lots of boilers and no doubt gas as well.
 
I'd wager that the explosion was caused by airborne dust such as cocoa powder or sugar dust.
 
ExpressLane said:
Explosion at R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead, others missing and injured

An explosion at a historic chocolate factory in southeastern Pennsylvania left two people dead, five missing and eight injured Friday afternoon.

West Reading Borough Police Department Chief Wayne Holben confirmed two fatalities and five missing after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory in West Reading shortly before 5 p.m. Officials said Saturday morning that one person was pulled from the rubble alive, Fox 29 reported.

Tower Health spokeswoman Jessica Bezler told The Associated Press in an email that eight others were taken to Reading Hospital with injuries Friday evening. Bezler said two people were admitted in fair condition and five others were treated and released............

https://www.foxnews.com/us/explosio...sylvania-leaves-2-dead-others-missing-injured
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People are still missing. What the hell explodes in a chocolate factory? This is a sticky mess.
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Sugar. It's actually a powerful explosive in the right circumstances. Another possible cause could be gas powered cookers (chocolate and other candies must be cooked), and a gas leak developed.
 
Bigdog said:
I'd wager that the explosion was caused by airborne dust such as cocoa powder or sugar dust.
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Nice catch there Big Doggy!

It's not like this is the first Candy factory that ever blew up because of sugar dust!

OSHA has strict rules for how Sugar is stored and utilized in factories!

But I'll wait until Natural Gas has been ruled out I suppose! That building was over 60 years old and old gas lines can deteriorate!
 
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