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Gov. Shapiro ordered all Commonwealth flags to fly at half-staff to honor the seven people who lost their lives in the R.M. Palmer Co. factory explosion on Friday.

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An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed three people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled alive from the rubble overnight.

Five people remained missing and 2 were dead Saturday after Friday nights deadly blast at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate plant in West Reading, Pa.

A number of employees had reported a smell of gas at the plant in Pennsylvania, witnesses said.

"Due to the violence of the explosion and the amount of time that has passed, the chance of finding survivors is decreasing rapidly,'' officials said.

Rescue crews were continuing to search for possible survivors following the explosion on Friday evening.

Investigators are working to determine what caused the explosion, which occurred late Friday afternoon.

Rescue crews were continuing to search for possible survivors following the explosion on Friday evening.

Rescue crews were continuing to search for possible survivors following the explosion on Friday evening.