{"id":1904821,"date":"2023-03-25T11:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T15:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-massive-explosion-at-pennsylvania-chocolate-factory-kills-5-leaves-6-missing\/"},"modified":"2023-03-25T11:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T15:45:24","slug":"watch-massive-explosion-at-pennsylvania-chocolate-factory-kills-5-leaves-6-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-massive-explosion-at-pennsylvania-chocolate-factory-kills-5-leaves-6-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Massive explosion at Pennsylvania chocolate factory kills 5, leaves 6 missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-massive-explosion-at-pennsylvania-chocolate-factory-kills-5-leaves-6-missing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1904821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">              <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/p>\n<div id=\"Brid_79673188\" class=\"brid\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><\/div>\n<p>              <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_79673188\", {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"889\",\"height\":\"501\",\"video\":\"1268789\",\"autoplay\":0,\"shared\":true});<\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">F<\/span>ive people were <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pennsylvania-chocolate-factory-explosion-0bcc0d052393273c10c4466ff596b127?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=TopNews&#038;utm_campaign=position_05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed<\/a> in a powerful explosion at a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/candy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chocolate factory<\/a> in West Reading, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Following the large explosion, a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fire<\/a> broke out at the RM Palmer Company. Thick smoke filled the air, and debris covered the nearby streets. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reading, PA. A chocolate factory has blown up. <\/p>\n<p>Police: 2 dead, 9 unaccounted for in Reading chocolate factory explosion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VxY65BlELJ\">pic.twitter.com\/VxY65BlELJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1639456070354747392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2023<\/a>              <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>               <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/mars-wrigley-slapped-with-osha-fine-after-workers-fell-into-chocolate-tank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MARS WRIGLEY SLAPPED WITH OSHA FINE AFTER WORKERS FELL INTO CHOCOLATE TANK<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Six people are still unaccounted for at the candy factory, according to West Reading police. <\/p>\n<p>Numerous others were transported to a nearby hospital. Officials say they are still gathering the number of injuries at this time. <\/p>\n<p>Local reports speculate it was caused by a gas leak, but investigators are still looking into the cause of the explosion. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"454\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"454\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"382\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"382\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" ><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"628\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><source width=\"1060\" height=\"628\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" ><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">                 In this screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV\/6ABC, smoke rises from an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, Pa., Friday, March 24, 2023. (WPVI-TV\/6ABC via AP)                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">                 AP                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Multiple injuries and people trapped after a Major explosion at a Chocolate Factory <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WestReading?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WestReading<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently Numerous Emergency crews and response teams are responding to a 3-alarm fire with a Massive explosion at a RM Palmer chocolate company in West\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9EHqNHJbKT\">pic.twitter.com\/9EHqNHJbKT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1639394864881172483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2023<\/a>              <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>               <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>South Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag, who is also a firefighter, went to the scene of the explosion. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To the residents, community, and those effected by todays tragedy &#8211; I extend my deepest sympathies. We are all in this together,&#8221; Kaag <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MayorSamanthaKaag\/posts\/pfbid02PuLQCQ19izLxWS3EXhYoVyKkTDSV3gBUrDc2keG7QFyhhvHyP5TfYuwuPJSyXQGjl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on social media. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">              <script>(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.2\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script>              <\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MayorSamanthaKaag\/posts\/pfbid02PuLQCQ19izLxWS3EXhYoVyKkTDSV3gBUrDc2keG7QFyhhvHyP5TfYuwuPJSyXQGjl\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty leveled; unfortunately, there&#8217;s not too much to be able to salvage from it. In the front, with the church and the apartments, the explosion was so big that it moved that building four feet forward,&#8221; she <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/chocolate-factory-on-fire-flames-berks-county-west-reading\/13007115\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> a West Reading news outlet. <\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania State Senator Judy Schwank expressed how her &#8220;heart is with everyone affected by this terrible tragedy.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement on yesterday\u2019s explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company chocolate factory in West Reading. My heart is with everyone affected by this terrible tragedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t1u2HDUy9o\">pic.twitter.com\/t1u2HDUy9o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Judy Schwank (@SenJudySchwank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJudySchwank\/status\/1639599434060419077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2023<\/a>              <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>               <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Fire crews are busy clearing the scene, and officials say there is no more danger to the community at this time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five people were killed in a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, on Friday. Following the large explosion, a fire broke out at the RM Palmer Company. Thick smoke filled the air, and debris covered the nearby streets. Reading, PA. A chocolate factory has blown up. 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