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Link to tweet
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/06/2-people-stuck-in-tank-of-chocolate-at-central-pa-mm-factory.html
A rescue mission is underway at the Elizabethtown M&M/Mars factory, where two people fell into a tank of chocolate and are unable to get out.
Lancaster County dispatch said two people fell into a tank around 1:51 p.m. at the Mars facility on the 200 block of Brown Street.
The people in the tank were not hurt, but they cannot get out on their own, dispatchers said.
The chocolate is believed to be about waist-high, according to dispatch.
Elizabethtown firefighters are still at the scene as of 2:30 p.m.
Karadeniz
(22,526 posts)meadowlander
(4,395 posts)One guy is trying to break up his ex-girlfriend's wedding, the argument gets heated, they stumble into a chocolate factory, heated words, then blows are exchanged, they roll into the chocolate vat, the girl ends up with one of the firefighters played by a Hemsworth brother.
With a title like "Don't M&Mention It".
Karadeniz
(22,526 posts)meadowlander
(4,395 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)Nevilledog
(51,109 posts)Link to tweet
John Scott-Railton
@jsrailton
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Jun 9, 2022
Replying to @jsrailton
Tracked down incident reports.
Big rescue & medical presence at chocolate factory.
Another early report also contradicts news report & says injury.
So, still in early reports / details sketchy mode.
Via:
- https://lcwc911.us/live-incident-list
- https://broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/2276
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It is I
@get_offme
Strong Willy Wonka vibe
1:17 PM · Jun 9, 2022
bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)It's chocolate syrup. But that's gonna be acid and harm the skin severely.
FreeState
(10,572 posts)Chocolate is tempered at lower temperatures (depending on the chocolate and the point of the process):
https://www.alphafoodie.com/how-to-temper-chocolate/
THE CHOCOLATE TEMPERING TEMPERATURES
Different types of chocolate have different minimum and maximum temperatures during the tempering process.
Dark Chocolate: Melt to 46-50°C (115-122ºF), cool to 28°C (82.4ºF), and reheat to 30-32°C (86-89.6ºF)
Milk Chocolate & White Chocolate: Melt to 40-45°C (104-113ºF), cool to 26/7°C (79/80.6ºF), and reheat to 28-30°C (82.4-86ºF).
IcyPeas
(21,884 posts)is not something I actually ever pictured before.
leftieNanner
(15,114 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)Is it hot?
Is it solidified?
dchill
(38,501 posts)Dave says
(4,617 posts)Waist-high chocolate - thats going to take some time before theyre finished.
Nevilledog
(51,109 posts)Link to tweet
The Recount
@therecount
Two people have reportedly been rescued after being trapped in a chocolate tank at a Mars M&M factory in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
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1:17 PM · Jun 9, 2022
The worst thing about this story is now I'm craving M & Ms and I'm too lazy to go to the store
XanaDUer2
(10,680 posts)kairos12
(12,862 posts)sarisataka
(18,656 posts)But who went in after him?
johnp3907
(3,731 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,180 posts)Hekate
(90,705 posts)Long live the Smothers Brothers.
Emile
(22,771 posts)I hate to think my M&Ms might give me skid marks on my tongue.
...but how could you tell? Double ewww...
TheBlackAdder
(28,205 posts)Emile
(22,771 posts)Response to Nevilledog (Original post)
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Gidney N Cloyd
(19,838 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,002 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)I hope that is not the case here.
Nevilledog
(51,109 posts)Link to tweet
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/m-and-m-two-workers-hospitalized-1365665/
No paywall
https://archive.ph/5FYuR
Augustus Gloop is quaking. On Thursday, two people were hospitalized after they fell into a tank of chocolate at a Mars Wrigleys M&M factory in Pennsylvania in an incident reminiscent of the memorable fall of the great big greedy nincompoop in Roald Dahls book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania told local news outlet CBS21 that two people were taken to the hospital after falling into the tank. Emergency dispatch confirmed to the outlet that there had been a rescue operation in the Elizabethtown-based factory.
According to photojournalist Nathan Yerges, the two folks who fell into the tank were employees of Mars. Cones had been set up around the factory and the local fire department was on scene at the time of publication.
Its unclear what color M&Ms were being made by the chocolate in the tank. However, Rolling Stone continues to take a stand against the anti-yassification of the green M&M, who was formerly seen wearing go-go boots in Mars advertising and is now being forced to wear sneakers.
*snip*
milestogo
(16,829 posts)The two people who fell into a tank of chocolate at an Elizabethtown factory have been rescued.
WGAL reported that the two people who became trapped in the tank at an M&M/Mars factory were pulled out by emergency responders this afternoon.
Chainfire
(17,542 posts)GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)I hope it was Payday.
rownesheck
(2,343 posts)I'm guessing there will be a recall soon on Mars candy.
Grody to the max!