West Reading officials said they could confirm two fatalities after the explosion at the R.M. Palmer factory.
Rescue crews using dogs and imaging equipment continued to search through the rubble Saturday — hours after the blast that erupted just before 5 p.m. Friday at theWest Reading officials said Saturday they could confirm only two fatalities. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had earlier said there were five fatalities, citing county emergency management officials, but after an update from the county also indicated that two had died and five were missing.
Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pa., Saturday, March 25, 2023. Emergency personnel and heavy equipment work at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pa.,, Saturday, March 25, 2023. A UGI Utilities spokesperson said crews were brought in after damage from the blast led to the release of gas that was helping to feed the fire.
Kaag had issued an emergency declaration only to allow more resources for first responders. Borough manager Dean Murray said some residents were displaced from the damaged apartment building.
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