US EditionMultiple people dead in 'devastating blast' at explosives manufacturer in Tennessee: Sheriff
Nineteen people are missing and feared dead after a massive blast at a military explosives plant halted rescue efforts due to secondary detonations, officials said.
- At about 7:45 a.m. Friday, a blast tore through Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC near Bucksnort, Tennessee, destroying a building with 19 people missing and feared dead.
- Founded in 1980, Accurate Energetic Systems makes energetic products for defense and commercial markets and suffered a 2014 blast at its McEwen, Tennessee factory that killed one person and injured three.
- Residents in Lobelville reported feeling the blast and WTVF-TV aerial footage showed flames, heavy smoke and a debris field after the explosion.
- Several people were taken to hospitals as agencies worked to contain the site; the Tennessee Department of Transportation closed State Route 230, and the scene was under control Friday afternoon, Grey Collier said.
- With the cause unknown, federal and state investigators including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security have joined the probe, which could take days.
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After the fire, a federal investigation was activated.
Sheriff speaks on deadly explosion, investigation continues
HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. — We are following a tragic explosion that occurred Friday morning, leaving many in critical condition. We visited the site at Accurate Energetic Systems in the McEwen area following a mass explosion that leaves several people injured and multiple fatalities. SEE ALSO: Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing, sheriff says We spoke with the Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis, who con…
Tennessee Military Explosives Plant Blast Kills, Sparks Probe - American Faith
A deadly explosion rocked a military-grade explosives facility in Bucksnort, Tennessee, early Friday morning, leaving multiple people dead and others missing. The blast occurred around 7:45 a.m. at Accurate Energetic Systems, a company that manufactures explosives for military, aerospace, and commercial demolition use. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed the explosion leveled an entire building on the company’s 1,300-acre property loc…
19 people are believed to have died in an explosion at a weapons factory in Tennessee. When the local police chief is asked about the site during a press conference, he replies: "There's nothing to describe. It's gone."
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