Pennsylvania chocolate factory explodes, killing seven in run up to Easter
by Edward Helmore and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6A5V7)
More people injured in blast at West Reading plant known for manufacturing chocolate bunnies
A powerful explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory known for making chocolate Easter bunnies killed a total of seven people, authorities said, as emergency workers retrieved the last of the bodies.
The deadly blast obliterated the facility 60 miles north-west of Philadelphia a little more than two weeks before Easter. The cause of the explosion remained under investigation on Saturday morning, but officials said they believed it may have resulted from a gas leak, WPVI reported.
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