2 workers rescued after falling into chocolate tank at Mars M&M factory

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Two factory workers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania had to be rescued after they fell into a tank of chocolate on Thursday.

It happened at the M&M Mars plant in Elizabethtown.

Fire officials say crews had to cut a hole in the side of the vat to rescue them.

How they fell in isn’t clear.

Both workers were taken to hospitals, one by helicopter. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

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