CNN: 2 Dead, 5 Missing After Explosion at Pennsylvania Candy Factory

WHITFIELD All right We ░░░░░░░░ also following breaking news ░░░░░░░░ of Pennsylvania where officials ░░░░░░░░ at least two people ░░░░░░░░ dead after an explosion ░░░░░░░░ there at a candy ░░░░░░░░ This video capturing the ░░░░░░░░ of that powerful blast ░░░░░░░░ right now five people ░░░░░░░░ unaccounted for It happened ░░░░░░░░ the RM Palmer Company ░░░░░░░░ in West Reading about ░░░░░░░░ miles outside of Philadelphia ░░░░░░░░ s Polo Sandoval is ░░░░░░░░ the story for us ░░░░░░░░ Polo the search for ░░░░░░░░ continues at this hour ░░░░░░░░ a picture for us ░░░░░░░░ s happening there SANDOVAL ░░░░░░░░ Fred overnight a positive ░░░░░░░░ of hope as authorities ░░░░░░░░ West Reading announced just ░░░░░░░░ few moments ago that ░░░░░░░░ individual was pulled alive ░░░░░░░░ the rubble overnight However ░░░░░░░░ people according to authorities ░░░░░░░░ the ground still remain ░░░░░░░░ and authorities confirming that ░░░░░░░░ at least two people ░░░░░░░░ dead The mayor there ░░░░░░░░ East Reading saying that ░░░░░░░░ reports from Pennsylvania Emergency ░░░░░░░░ officials that as many ░░░░░░░░ five people dying are ░░░░░░░░ They re still trying ░░░░░░░░ find out more about ░░░░░░░░ discrepancy But again two ░░░░░░░░ according to the local ░░░░░░░░ confirmed dead here as ░░░░░░░░ search continues for a ░░░░░░░░ cause No risk to ░░░░░░░░ near the factory according ░░░░░░░░ authorities right now And ░░░░░░░░ we mentioned the cause ░░░░░░░░ unknown but that what ░░░░░░░░ are hearing again from ░░░░░░░░ Wert who s on ░░░░░░░░ local borough council is ░░░░░░░░ an individual was pulled ░░░░░░░░ overnight Here s why ░░░░░░░░ explains how that search ░░░░░░░░ continuing with an incredible ░░░░░░░░ of urgency at this ░░░░░░░░ Clip start Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Someone was found alive ░░░░░░░░ was you know in ░░░░░░░░ and not knowing whether ░░░░░░░░ not they were going ░░░░░░░░ live or die And ░░░░░░░░ we found that person ░░░░░░░░ they ve got a ░░░░░░░░ chance And hopefully fingers ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ more Clip ends SANDOVAL ░░░░░░░░ Palmer the chocolate factory ░░░░░░░░ here have been producing ░░░░░░░░ for decades since 1948 ░░░░░░░░ it s home to ░░░░░░░░ 850 employees that produce ░░░░░░░░ package sweets from its ░░░░░░░░ here in this small ░░░░░░░░ If you ve had ░░░░░░░░ iconic Hollow Milk Chocolate ░░░░░░░░ around Easter chances are ░░░░░░░░ came from RM Palmer ░░░░░░░░ just to give you ░░░░░░░░ sense of the impact ░░░░░░░░ Fred it employs just ░░░░░░░░ 800 people in a ░░░░░░░░ of just over 4 ░░░░░░░░ people So that is ░░░░░░░░ a massive footprint in ░░░░░░░░ of the community And ░░░░░░░░ is why they are ░░░░░░░░ together The mayor saying ░░░░░░░░ emergency response workers continue ░░░░░░░░ traverse this difficult task ░░░░░░░░ recovery and assessing damage ░░░░░░░░ this will continue throughout ░░░░░░░░ weekend The mayor asking ░░░░░░░░ prayers for not only ░░░░░░░░ people that are in ░░░░░░░░ rubble right now searching ░░░░░░░░ certainly for the families ░░░░░░░░ those affected Again five ░░░░░░░░ unaccounted for two confirmed ░░░░░░░░ Fred WHITFIELD All right ░░░░░░░░ Sandoval keep us posted ░░░░░░░░ you so much.”