All 7 Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion victims found

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag said in a statement Sunday night (March 26, 2023) that none of the victims will be named until officials are certain that all families have been contacted. Earlier, Kaag confirmed to The Associated Press that the fifth body was found Sunday morning by first responders and confirmed dead by the Berks County Coroner’s Office. State and local fire investigators are continuing to examine the scene about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia to try to determine the cause of Friday’s blast.