R.M. Palmer's website says it has been making chocolate novelties since 1948 and now has 850 employees at its West Reading headquarters.
WEST READING, Pa. — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed three people and left four people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled alive from the rubble overnight.
"Due to the violence of the explosion and the amount of time that has passed, the chance of finding survivors is decreasing rapidly," Moyer said."However, please be assured that our primary goal is accounting for all missing individuals and reuniting them with their loved ones." Reading Hospital said Saturday afternoon it had received 10 patients, of which one was transferred to Lehigh Valley Hospital and another to Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Two were admitted to Reading Hospital in good and fair condition, respectively, and the others had been discharged, officials said.
"We have lost close friends and colleagues, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of all who have been impacted," the company said, expressing gratitude to the"extraordinary efforts" of first responders and the support of the Reading community,"which has been home to our business for more than 70 years."
A team of structural engineers and K-9s from a state urban search and rescue task force had been assisting since last night, and additional personnel arrived Saturday, he said. A state police fire marshal was also assisting in the investigation, he said. "It's not good. It's just stressful waiting, not knowing," he said, expressing frustration at what he perceived as a lack of communication from authorities about the search."We keep reaching out, bugging, keeping her name alive just in case she is in there and says her name."
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