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2 people rescued after falling in chocolate tank at Pennsylvania M&M Mars facility

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — Emergency crews rushed to the Mars Wrigley Confectionary facility in Lancaster County after reports of two people becoming trapped in a chocolate tank on Thursday afternoon.

CBS station, WHP-TV, reports two people were rescued after falling into the tank at the candy company in Elizabethtown. They were both taken to a local hospital. 

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Two people were rescued after falling into a tank filled with chocolate at the Mars Wrigley Confectionary in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, on June 9, 2022. (Photo Credit: WHP)

It remains unclear how the people ended up in the tank. PennLive reports the chocolate is about waist height in the tank. 

Stay with KDKA-TV and KDKA.com for updates to this developing story as new information becomes available. 

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