Five are dead after a supposed gas leak caused an explosion at RM Palmer Company in West Reading on Friday
Six are still missing while eight people have been hospitalized for their injuries
Officials have not determined the cause of the explosion, but Garry Witmoyer, of, Wyomissing, said it sounded like a gas explosionVideo of the blast sees flames, smoke, dust and debris being sent skywards
Tragedy struck the R.M. Palmer Company, which says on its website it has been making candy since 1948
Video footage saw a plume of thick, black smoke into the air, destroying one building and damaging a neighboring building that included apartments.
'It's pretty leveled,' West Reading Borough Mayor Samantha Kaag said of the explosion site.
No one was evacuated before the explosion, which has left firefighters to still battling the blaze. RM Palmer Building #2 has been completely destroyed and building #1 has sustained some damage.
The building in the front, with the church and the apartments, the explosion was so big that it moved that building four feet forward.'
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