Crime & Safety
2 Dead, 9 Missing In West Reading Factory Fire: Reports
An explosion, followed by massive flames, continues to fume the chocolate factory Friday evening, reports say.
WEST READING, PA — Two people are dead and at least nine are missing after a West Reading chocolate factory went ablaze on Friday evening, trapping several people inside,multiple reports said.
An explosion at R.M. Palmer Company, located at 77 S 2nd Ave near Route 422, was reported before 5 p.m., 6abc reported. Six people are hospitalized.
Credit: Fire Alerts of Berks County
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Berks County fire crews are on the scene and one person has been rescued from the rubble, officials said.
Patch has reached out to West Reading Police Department for more information.
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