{"id":1904835,"date":"2023-03-25T12:42:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosion-at-chocolate-factory-leaves-at-least-two-dead-and-several-others-missing-and-injured\/"},"modified":"2023-03-25T12:43:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:43:47","slug":"explosion-at-chocolate-factory-leaves-at-least-two-dead-and-several-others-missing-and-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosion-at-chocolate-factory-leaves-at-least-two-dead-and-several-others-missing-and-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion at chocolate factory leaves at least two dead and several others missing and injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fexplosion-at-chocolate-factory-leaves-at-least-two-dead-and-several-others-missing-and-injured%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=1904835&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by ED JONES\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN Roy Francis<br \/>UPDATED 9:38 AM \u2013 Saturday, March 25, 2023<\/p>\n<p>An explosion at the historic R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in Pennsylvania has left two people dead, nine missing, and eight injured on Friday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW \u2013 Massive explosion reported in a factory that produces chocolate in Reading, Pennsylvania <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wqyr9Kzh9r\">pic.twitter.com\/wqyr9Kzh9r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheInsiderPaper\/status\/1639413523238342658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The explosion occurred around 5:00 pm on Friday afternoon, in West Reading, which is located around 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia. West Reading Borough Police Chief, Wayne Holben, confirmed the number of fatalities and the five missing people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thick smoke filled the air and debris covered the street after a reported explosion at a chocolate company in Reading, Pennsylvania, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/69News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@69News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A friend who was working nearby felt the explosion, saying it \u201cshook the entire factory.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/znNtlhEe8U\">pic.twitter.com\/znNtlhEe8U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julia \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Jules31415) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jules31415\/status\/1639382985626603527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mayor Samantha Kaag said that rescue efforts were underway after the explosion, with at least one person having been rescued from the rubble alive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe had about 8 go to the hospital last night, but we can\u2019t speculate on their condition or on if there\u2019s any more or less,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cUnfortunately it\u2019s a tragic event that we\u2019re still gathering information on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\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 type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Firefighters had responded to the facility after the explosion, which had leveled R.M. Palmer\u2019s Building 2 and causing damage to Building 1.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said that there was no further risk, however residents were advised to stay clear of the surrounding area of the factory until further notice. People in the nearby apartment building were also temporarily relocated, with no timeline on when they would be allowed back into the building.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators were on scene, working to determine the cause of the explosion along with a rescue operation to locate the nine people who were missing.<\/p>\n<p>According to R.M. Palmer\u2019s website the company employs over 850 people at their headquarters in West Reading.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As the District Attorney in New York seeks to indict Former President Donald Trump, his case is fast crumbling<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with major headlines in the U.S. and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As parents grow more concerned about what their kids are learning in schools, Republicans are pushing back to protect their innocence. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan tells One America News that an investigation, and potential indictment of former President Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, amounts to an attempt to influence the outcome of the presidential election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Nate Raymond and Blake Brittain (Reuters) -A U.S. judge has ruled that an online library operated by the nonprofit organization Internet\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) \u2013 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that he was happy his recent ban on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SHANGHAI (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp on Friday posted a 22.8% drop in fourth-quarter revenue to 66.05 billion yuan ($9.6\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) \u2013 When Cassidy Jacobson was 13 years old, she posted a video of\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by ED JONES\/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Roy FrancisUPDATED 9:38 AM \u2013 Saturday, March 25, 2023 An explosion at the historic R.M. 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