Explosion at R.M. Palmer chocolate factory
in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead, others
missing and injured
Posted By: Dreadnought, 3/25/2023 2:07:58 AM
An explosion at a historic chocolate factory in southeastern Pennsylvania left two people dead, several missing and eight injured Friday afternoon. West Reading Borough Police Department Chief Wayne Holben confirmed two fatalities and nine missing after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory in West Reading shortly before 5 p.m. 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.
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in 2015 22 replies
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The FBI and the Proud Boys
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