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Date Posted: 06:20:47 02/06/12 Mon
Author: Spud
Subject: A day or mourning for all chocolate loving Harmies

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

CANONSBURG, Pa. — 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.

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

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/nearly-20-000-pounds-1331853.html?cxntlid=thbz_hm

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[> I am now in deep mourning. Thank God it wasn't Hershey's. I would have died of a broken heart! -- Cathy F. My kingdom for a Hershey Bar. :o), 10:54:51 02/06/12 Mon [1]


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[> TAlk about being in deep mourning... -- Martian Barb, 14:54:26 02/06/12 Mon [1]

The Sarris CAndhy Factory is about 30 minutes south of me. I just heard on the news that the factory will be closed for about a month. The fire did not destroy the whole factory, it has affected the Ice Cream Shoppe part of the factory. It started in the refrigeration system on the second floor of the ice cream shop.

While is is sad, it will be open again AND we can still get the best chocolate candy in the country. If anyone has ever had Sarris candy, it is truly out of this world. We used to take our kids to the Ice Cream Shoppe on a hot summer day. They had a great time.

Just like the Wendell August Forge factory that burned to the ground a couple of years ago, it will rebuild and be better.

By the way, it is soooo much better that Hershey's candy!


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[> This story gave me the willy wonkies! -- mj, 05:23:17 02/07/12 Tue [1]


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[> I certainly hope it won't affect my Valentine's and Easter treats. -- jenks-who loves chocolate and should not touch it bewcause it adds on more weight, 05:36:50 02/07/12 Tue [1]


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[> Wow. Good thing it wasn't the company we order from for the gourmet shop I work in. We get ours from Asher's in Souderton, PA. -- The Chief, 20:32:14 02/09/12 Thu [1]


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