Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:34 PM
Wicked Blue (5,332 posts)
2 dead, at least 9 unaccounted for after explosion rocks Pennsylvania chocolate factoryLast edited Sat Mar 25, 2023, 06:56 PM - Edit history (3)
Source: NBC News
By Kurt Chirbas and Tim Stelloh Two people are dead and at least nine are unaccounted for after an explosion rocked a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday, authorities said. Between six and eight people were also taken for medical attention in the blast at R.M. Palmer Company in West Reading, 63 miles northwest of Philadelphia, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said. A spokeswoman for Reading Hospital said eight people were brought to the facility. One was transferred, two were in fair condition and the others were released, said the spokeswoman, Jessica Belzer, of Tower Health. The cause of the blast was unclear. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-dead-7-missing-explosion-rocks-pennsylvania-chocolate-factory-rcna76640 UPDATE from NBC Updated March 25, 2023, 12:01 PM EDT 2 dead and 5 unaccounted for after explosion rocks Pennsylvania chocolate factory Two people are confirmed dead after an explosion rocked a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania, officials said Saturday morning after initially saying that five people had been killed in the explosion. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had said in a tweet that Berks County had reported five deaths following a blast Friday at R.M. Palmer Company in West Reading, around 63 miles northwest of Philadelphia. But Mayor Samantha Kaag said that number was inaccurate and two had been killed. Five others remain missing and one person was rescued overnight. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-dead-7-missing-explosion-rocks-pennsylvania-chocolate-factory-rcna76640
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 2 dead, at least 9 unaccounted for after explosion rocks Pennsylvania chocolate factory (Original post) |
Wicked Blue | Mar 24 | OP |
| dem4decades | Mar 24 | #1 | |
| Tanuki | Mar 25 | #8 | |
| TreasonousBastard | Mar 24 | #2 | |
| maxsolomon | Mar 28 | #28 | |
| ProfessorGAC | Mar 28 | #29 | |
| maxsolomon | Mar 30 | #31 | |
| ProfessorGAC | Mar 30 | #32 | |
| YoshidaYui | Mar 25 | #3 | |
| cstanleytech | Mar 25 | #4 | |
| ZonkerHarris | Mar 25 | #5 | |
| C Moon | Mar 25 | #6 | |
| Captain Zero | Mar 25 | #7 | |
| YoshidaYui | Mar 25 | #18 | |
| halfulglas | Mar 25 | #9 | |
| mopinko | Mar 25 | #13 | |
| lapfog_1 | Mar 25 | #10 | |
| Better Days Ahoy | Mar 25 | #11 | |
| halfulglas | Mar 25 | #14 | |
| LisaM | Mar 25 | #19 | |
| Better Days Ahoy | Mar 26 | #22 | |
| DownriverDem | Mar 25 | #12 | |
| The Jungle 1 | Mar 25 | #15 | |
| Farmer-Rick | Mar 25 | #16 | |
| jmowreader | Mar 27 | #26 | |
| ProfessorGAC | Mar 28 | #30 | |
| The Jungle 1 | Mar 25 | #17 | |
| LisaM | Mar 25 | #20 | |
| colorado_ufo | Mar 25 | #21 | |
| tclambert | Mar 26 | #23 | |
| mahatmakanejeeves | Mar 27 | #24 | |
| mahatmakanejeeves | Mar 27 | #25 | |
| Wicked Blue | Mar 27 | #27 |
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:43 PM
1. Terrible, chocolate is supposed to be fun, not deadly.
Response to dem4decades (Reply #1)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:56 AM
Tanuki (14,450 posts)
8. Yes, this loss of life would be tragic under any circumstance
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but something about this feels especially sad, since the victims were involved in creating a product meant to bring smiles and happiness.
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Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:49 PM
TreasonousBastard (42,428 posts)
2. Gas leak suspected at RM Palmer, maker of holiday specialty candy.
Response to TreasonousBastard (Reply #2)
Tue Mar 28, 2023, 01:58 PM
28. When the building is flat out gone, that's usually the cause.
Response to maxsolomon (Reply #28)
Tue Mar 28, 2023, 07:38 PM
ProfessorGAC (59,155 posts)
29. Or Sugar Dust
Response to maxsolomon (Reply #31)
Thu Mar 30, 2023, 01:20 PM
ProfessorGAC (59,155 posts)
32. It Definitely Was
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:24 AM
YoshidaYui (40,725 posts)
3. I maybe wrong but the only Chocolate factory in PA i know of is
Response to YoshidaYui (Reply #3)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:34 AM
cstanleytech (24,989 posts)
4. Apparently there are a number of others
Response to cstanleytech (Reply #4)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:54 AM
ZonkerHarris (22,770 posts)
5. PA is the Silicon Valley of Snack Food. Candy, chips, pretzels. It's ground zero
Response to YoshidaYui (Reply #3)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:14 AM
C Moon (11,573 posts)
6. It says "R.M. Palmer Company"
Response to C Moon (Reply #6)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:27 AM
Captain Zero (5,693 posts)
7. Geez...9 unaccounted for?
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 02:02 AM
9. Big season, making chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs before the summer slowdown.
Response to halfulglas (Reply #9)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:22 AM
mopinko (67,269 posts)
13. humidity is a killer, too.
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 02:18 AM
lapfog_1 (27,904 posts)
10. big natch of pop rocks crushed accidently?
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 07:31 AM
11. Hershey's Chocolates outsources much of its products
Response to Better Days Ahoy (Reply #11)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:20 PM
14. Palmer definitely markets under its own brand here in Maryland.
Response to Better Days Ahoy (Reply #11)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 03:41 PM
LisaM (27,231 posts)
19. We went to the Hershey factory when I was a kid.
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:19 AM
DownriverDem (5,871 posts)
12. Wow.
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:39 PM
Farmer-Rick (8,777 posts)
16. It could be a sugar or cocoa dust explosion
Response to Farmer-Rick (Reply #16)
Mon Mar 27, 2023, 07:16 AM
26. In the 1970s in the Pacific Northwest we averaged one to two grain elevator explosions per year
Response to Farmer-Rick (Reply #16)
Tue Mar 28, 2023, 07:39 PM
ProfessorGAC (59,155 posts)
30. See My Post #29
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:41 PM
17. Just so we are all on the same page and understand how chocolate is produced.
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 03:42 PM
LisaM (27,231 posts)
20. Gas appliances scare me.
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Response to LisaM (Reply #20)
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:55 PM
colorado_ufo (5,478 posts)
21. I grew up with gas and will never have it again.
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Sun Mar 26, 2023, 10:20 PM
23. The guys at the Peeps factory were looking awful satisfied.
Response to tclambert (Reply #23)
Mon Mar 27, 2023, 06:52 AM
mahatmakanejeeves (52,156 posts)
24. Sheesh, what an thoughtless post.
Response to Wicked Blue (Original post)
Mon Mar 27, 2023, 06:57 AM
mahatmakanejeeves (52,156 posts)
25. Death toll has risen to 7 in West Reading chocolate factory explosion; final missing believed found
Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #25)
Mon Mar 27, 2023, 09:07 AM
Wicked Blue (5,332 posts)
27. Oh hell, so many dead, so many injured
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and everybody else jobless
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