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Palmer Chocolate Co. explosion - PA

newname0 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 16:56:06 GMT

Terrible thing to happen close to Easter but something about combustible dust in the air.

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newname0 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:01:21 GMT

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ollie5 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:06:37 GMT

Such a shame, probably won t affect them this Easter. Most of the candy has been in the stores for a couple months now. Loss of life is so tragic, prayers for the families!

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Kachina624 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:15:51 GMT

@newname0 A little detail on where and when this happened as well as cause and injuries would be appreciated.

A picture may be worth 1,000 words but that's not enough.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:24:51 GMT

Whatever news channel my husband has on stated that the factory was in West Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Mersha — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:34:48 GMT

WEST READING, Pa. (CBS) -- One person was found alive in the rubble and rescue efforts continue after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company chocolate factory in Berks County, Pennsylvania, local officials said in a news conference Saturday morning.

West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag said two people are confirmed dead and five are still missing after the explosion at the factory on South Second Avenue in West Reading Friday.

"The discovery of life overnight ... provides hope that others still may be found," police chief Wayne Holben said. Rescuers are using specialized equipment like K9s and imaging technology looking for signs of life.

"We had about 8 go to the hospital last night, but we can't speculate on their condition or on if there's any more or less," Kaag said. "Unfortunately it's a tragic event that we're still gathering information on."

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had said five people were dead, but later told CBS News Philadelphia the death toll was two.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:48:13 GMT

Thank you, @Mersha.

I did student teaching in Reading about a hundred years ago.

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RedTop — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:52:07 GMT

As much as kids love candy, my girls would never eat Palmer brand chocolate candy.

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sabatini — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:30:07 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
As much as kids love candy, my girls would never eat Palmer brand chocolate candy.

Me too.

It's certainly a tragedy that such an event occurred, but Palmer candy is horrible.

Almost 40 years ago, I worked at CVS.

After Easter, my boss asked me to throw away the unsold Palmer Easter chocolates, but instead, I took lots of it home, figuring that I'd chop it up, and use it to make chocolate chip cookies.

They were awful, and that stuff didn't even melt! Not even close to real chocolate, but more like brown plastic.

Threw the whole mess out, along w/ the stuff I'd brought home.

I felt sorry for anyone who'd ever bought it.

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catter70 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:33:20 GMT

A real tragedy. I saw that on my local news this morning.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:36:54 GMT

I never heard of Palmer Chocolate.

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sabatini — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:51:52 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I never heard of Palmer Chocolate.

@Kachina624, you'll find it in almost any drugstore, Walmart, etc.

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Pearlee — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:05:36 GMT

Death by Chocolate. 🍫

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Pearlee — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:08:09 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@newname0 A little detail on where and when this happened as well as cause and injuries would be appreciated.

A picture may be worth 1,000 words but that's not enough.

@Kachina624 In less than the time you took to post and berate the OP, you could have Googled the info. 🙄

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candys mine — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:13:13 GMT

@Pearlee?? Are you referring to the waxy consistancy of the chocolate Or the absolutely tragic loss of someones son or daughter in a factory explosion?

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Trailrun23 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:35:22 GMT

I have a family member who lives not far from that factory. He texted me he was fine but didn't give me any details yet. Thankful he hand his family are okay.

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cody2 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:46:16 GMT

@Pearlee wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
@newname0 A little detail on where and when this happened as well as cause and injuries would be appreciated.

A picture may be worth 1,000 words but that's not enough.
@Kachina624 In less than the time you took to post and berate the OP, you could have Googled the info. 🙄

The OP started a discussion. @Kachina simply continued the discussion. This is a discussion board. If I were at home at my table having this discussion with a friend and she brought up this subject and I hadn't heard it, I wouldn't get up and go to my office to google it. I would ask my friend to give me the deets. Same thing. Discussion among friends.

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Mimi NY — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:11:06 GMT

When I heard on the news of the Palmer chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania the name stood out in my mind.Then recalled that candy what was sold in Woolworth (5&10 cent store we called the store) at Easter time back in the 60's and 70's .They had big hollow milk chocolate bunnies and white chocolate lambs and a cross sold every Easter till Woolworth closed down.Read here that it was sold in CVS never really took notice as my kids are all grown so no more Easter bunny shopping going on here.

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Mersha — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:14:22 GMT

If you check the brand on many of the chocolate Easter rabbits at the grocery store or CVS, the majority of them are Palmer's chocolate.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:24:57 GMT

Not only did the Company and its workers suffer this tragedy, but the world is informed and reminded how bad Palmer's product is. No one will mistake it for Godiva but most little kids won't notice.