Frank Gonzalez stood on a hill overlooking the blast site, watching the rubble being cleared. He said his sister, Diana Cedeno, was working at the plant at the time of the blast and was among the missing.
“It’s not good. It’s just stressful waiting, not knowing,” he said, expressing frustration at what he perceived as a lack of communication from authorities about the search. “We keep reaching out, bugging, keeping her name alive just in case she is in there and says her name.”
He said his sister has two adult children, including a son who is deployed overseas. She has a side job decorating for parties and has also been studying for ministry at her church, he said.
Video below: WGAL’s Paola Tristan-Arruda reports from the scene Saturday evening.
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Gonzalez said his son and nephew had also worked at the plant, but that his son had quit a few months ago “because he said he didn’t like the smell of the gas that was in there.” His son and nephew had complained about the smell to plant supervisors, who told them, “‘It’s all right. We got it. It’s being handled. Don’t worry about it,’” he said.Frank DeJesus said his stepdaughter, Arelis Rivera Santiago, a Palmer employee, was working in the building next door at the time of the blast. The ceiling caved, and she had to crawl under machinery to make it out, he said. DeJesus said he rushed to the scene to find her “shaking and crying hysterically,” and she was still too shaken to speak about what had happened.
— Read on www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-berks-county-chocolate-factory-explosion/43415949
Day: March 25, 2023
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Two killed, five still missing in Pa. chocolate factory explosion
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The Waco Documentary
It is finally here–we have long been anticipating the new the Netflix documentary about WACO..
It is largely unbelievable that it has been so long.. and unbelievable that it took this long for a reputable documentary about the siege and subsequent hostage situation that ended in fiery death..
There have been so many cults .. so many anti government organizations that popped up in the late 80s and early 90s.. and David Koresh was the most famous of them all through the middle part of the decade. .
While we continue to finish up the series, there was one thing that we recalled as we began re-researching the old events again: Just how awful the graphical illustration of the event was on on major newsmagazines at the time.
Like.. the worst photoshop EVER..
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MASSIVE TORNADO DESTROYS ENTIRE TOWN IN MISSISSIPPI
AT LEAST 23 people have been killed after a deadly tornado ripped through Mississippi – leaving a 100-mile trail of destruction in its path.
The powerful twister caused widespread damage in Silver City and Rolling Fork, Mississippi,- downing powerlines and leaving residents trapped in darkness.
Photos taken in darkness will not show the true horror that morning light brings..
THIS IS HOW THE AP REPORTED IT:
Powerful tornadoes tore through the Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 23 people in Mississippi, obliterating dozens of buildings and leaving an especially devastating mark in a rural town whose mayor declared, “My city is gone.”
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post that search and rescue teams from local and state agencies were deployed to help victims impacted by the tornadoes. The agency confirmed early Saturday that 23 people had died, four were missing and dozens were injured.
A few minutes later, the agency warned the casualty toll could go higher, tweeting: “Unfortunately, these numbers are expected to change.”
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Jackson, Mississippi. The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork reported destruction as the tornado swept northeast at 70 mph (113 kph) without weakening, racing towards Alabama through towns, including Winona and Amory, into the night.
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Search-and-rescue efforts for storm victims began after a confirmed tornado struck the towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork, the latter of which was described by one resident as obliterated.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Brandy Showah told CNN. “This was a very great small town, and now it’s gone.”
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