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    Nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate lost in Pa. fire

    CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An official says a fire at a candy factory in southwestern Pennsylvania destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate.

    The blaze broke out early Friday morning at a second-floor packaging area at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg in Washington County.

    Plant manager Dennis Sroka tells The (Washington) Observer-Reporter (http://bit.ly/Axc2wa ) that a health inspection determined that Sarris must destroy the candy, which either melted or had smoke damage.

    Canonsburg Mayor David Rhome says officials will inspect the damage Monday. He says the fire does not appear to be suspicious.

    Sroka says the inspection will also determine whether an additional 5,000 pounds of chocolate packaged for sale in the store will have to be destroyed.

    But he says most of the company's stock survived because it is stored in an off-site warehouse.

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    Information from: Observer-Reporter, http://www.observer-reporter.com

     

    26 comments

    • badkitties  •  3 mths ago
      Nooooooooo, not the chocolate!! You can't snicker at this tragedy.
      • SW 3 mths ago
        no, no laughing matter. I hear the damage was 100 grand.
      • badkitties 3 mths ago
        Wow! Thats a heck of a payday.
      • SW 3 mths ago
        Someone will be feeling a money crunch.
    • SW  •  3 mths ago
      I'm so mad I may go cut in line at Mcdonalds and refuse to move until they tase me.
      • Joan 3 mths ago
        Good one! Lol
    • Allen  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      In related news: Wine bottlers and publishers of romance novels expect to see an increase in sales over the coming weeks.
    • Kevin  •  3 mths ago
      This is a dark day for me as a fat man. I will be in mourning...
    • M.S.  •  Grover Beach, California  •  3 mths ago
      Should have used M&Ms. Melts in your mouth, not in your warehouse.
    • J  •  3 mths ago
      Noooooooooooooooooo!
    • KCP  •  3 mths ago
      There's a funny joke in there somewhere, but I'm not connecting the pieces.. Anyone?
    • Ronald  •  Kaiserslautern, Germany  •  3 mths ago
      Oh dude we should of brought the grahm crackers and marshmallows!!
    • Sporky McCrackin  •  3 mths ago
      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!!!!!!
    • Joan  •  3 mths ago
      Now this is sad....they make the best chocolate covered pretzels ever!!!!
    • BushLizard2U  •  3 mths ago
      PETA nuts .... trying to set the little turtles free.
    • Granny B  •  3 mths ago
      that must have smelled amazing!!!
    • maxwell  •  3 mths ago
      I saw the headlines and screamed "NOOOOOOOOOO"
    • Orland  •  Chico, California  •  3 mths ago
      MMMMMMMMMM Smoke Chocolate , I will buy it all.
    • P-47 THUNDERBOLT  •  3 mths ago
      Well that's just great. My Christmas supply of chocolate is almost gone and now this?! Life is NOT FAIR!
    • yourdude  •  San Diego, California  •  3 mths ago
      oh the humanity - all that chocolate!
    • Guest  •  3 mths ago
      And in other news residents within a 20 mile radius of Canonsburg expect to have to hold their breaths for another 24 hours
    • J  •  3 mths ago
      Fat people everywhere are crying
      • Guest 3 mths ago
        The funny thing about being fat is you can lose the weight, but being a hick #$%$ like you is forever
      • J 3 mths ago
        wow...trying to post a funny comment and some people have sense of humor I guess...thanks for taking your time and thinking about me mystery Guest
    • Kenneth  •  3 mths ago
      A little money to the right person and this candy will be on your grocer's shelf. Happens all over Pa !
    • Fortuna  •  3 mths ago
      This is the most serious news item of the year. Chocolate destroyed!
      • Joan 3 mths ago
        It's darn serious
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