Two rescued from chocolate tank at M&M plant in Pennsylvania

Two folks have been rescued from a chocolate tank at a Mars M&M manufacturing facility in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.

Authorities lower a gap within the tank to evacuate the employees and introduced them to a close-by hospital for remedy, officers mentioned, in accordance with WHTM. Particulars about how they fell into the tank, whether or not it was full of chocolate on the time, or the extent of the victims' accidents weren't instantly clear.

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"We're actively managing the scenario and our major focus is supporting emergency groups on web site," a spokesperson for Mars informed CNN.

One of many victims was moved to the hospital through helicopter and the opposite by floor transport, in accordance with the outlet. The incident is being investigated by the Occupational Security and Well being Administration, per WHTM.

The manufacturing facility produces numerous sugary merchandise, equivalent to M&Ms and Dove sweets. It's positioned just a little over 10 miles from Hershey, which is dwelling to Hersheypark and Chocolate World.

An entourage of ambulances and different first responders converged on the scene and rescued the primary sufferer at roughly 3:10 p.m. and the second by 3:25 p.m. native time.

The Washington Examiner reached out to a Mars spokesperson for remark.