US EditionAuthorities Name the 16 Killed in Tennessee Plant Blast, with a Painstaking Investigation Promised
- On Oct. 10, an early-morning blast at Accurate Energetic Systems on the Hickman‑Humphreys line levelled a building and claimed 16 lives around 7:45 a.m.
- Authorities say the cause remains under investigation and the process is expected to be lengthy, with the FBI, ATF, Tennessee State Government's Department of Military, bomb technicians and chemists assisting.
- Drone and aerial footage show the site largely destroyed with mangled vehicles and charred debris, while more than 300 personnel are searching for remains and explosives.
- Gov. Bill Lee, Governor of Tennessee, visited Hickman and Humphreys counties on Sunday to meet families and assess damage, while schools in Humphreys and Hickman counties will provide counselors starting Monday.
- Gov. Bill Lee said the probe may take months and will examine workplace conditions, noting Accurate Energetic Systems previously received serious violations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Names of missing workers released following Tennessee plant explosion
HICKMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — Earlier Monday, a press conference was held at the entrance to the site of Friday’s explosion in middle Tennessee. Click here for more coverage and details on the deadly explosion. At 12 pm Monday, Humphreys County and Hickman County Sheriffs along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms released new information regarding Friday’s explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems near the Hickman-Humphreys County line. Thr…
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Isabel Rosales, CNN Nearly three days after a massive explosion at a Tennessee facility specializing in making military explosives, investigators continue to comb through the site where 16 people were killed in a “giant detonation” so significant it produced seismic readings hundreds of miles away, experts say. Investigators from several agencies, including the FBI, are collaborating to recover remains for DNA testing, a …
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Authorities name the 16 killed in Tennessee plant blast, with a painstaking investigation promised
Authorities have identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week.
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