Hot chocolate no treat for stuck factory worker

KENOSHA, WIS. — An ordinary night’s work at the chocolate company turned dangerous for Donovan Garcia early Friday when he fell into a vat of the molten goo and was trapped for more than two hours.

“I was pushing the chocolate down into the vat because it was stuck,” said Garcia, 21. “It came loose, and I just slid down the hopper into the chocolate.”

Garcia’s co-workers at the Debelis Corp. first tried to pull Garcia out, but his pants were caught on a roller. That’s when they called 911 and the Kenosha fire and police departments both responded, said Police Sgt. Eric Larsen. Garcia wasn’t extracted until 1:30 a.m., more than two hours after the accident.