US Edition16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday and there are no survivors, the sheriff says
- On Friday, a blast at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant in Bucksnort, Tennessee, left 19 workers unaccounted for, according to officials.
- Federal and state investigators, including the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, have joined the probe at the Accurate Energetic Systems site, where the cause remains under active investigation.
- Residents near Lobelville and Bucksnort reported homes shook and a towering smoke column, with Gentry Stover saying `I thought the house had collapsed with me inside of it` and Michael Hooper adding `We thought something hit our truck`; local media reported six injured in the blast.
- Rescue crews and the Hickman County Emergency Management Agency continue searching while local roads and the plant perimeter remain closed, and Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed some deaths.
- AES's contract history supplying the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy and 2019 Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations raise safety and economic concerns.
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Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis listed the number of fatalities in 16 after the massive explosion that destroyed the Accurate Energetic System building in Tennessee, United States, shortly after confirming that none of those present at the factory at the time of the accident had been found alive. “I can tell you that we have notified the 16 families of the people we consider to be involved in this situation, in this tragedy,” Davis said at …
Massive blast that destroyed US explosives plant leaves 16 dead
The families of the 16 victims killed in the devastating blast at a Tennessee explosives plant have been notified.No one has been found alive in the search and investigators are working through the scene metre by metre, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said.Earlier, officials thought 18 people were missing because their vehicles and personal items were at the facility, but they were later able to locate two people off-site, officials said.RE…
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What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that left no survivors
Authorities are investigating a powerful blast that tore through an explosives plant in rural Tennessee as first responders say they’ve recovered no survivors. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said Saturday authorities have recovered no survivors at the Accurate Energetic Systems site. The number of those killed and the cause are still unclear. “This has probably been one of the most devastating situations that I’ve been on in my career,” Da…
No survivors found after Tennessee munitions plant explosion
Search efforts have not uncovered any survivors following an explosion at a Tennessee munitions plant, where more than a dozen people were reported missing in the wake of the blast Friday morning. “I can tell you that more than 300 people have been through almost every square inch of this facility, and at this time we’ve recovered no survivors,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said at a press briefing Saturday. “We can assume they are decea…
Officials say ‘no survivors found’ at Tennessee manufacturing plant explosion site as ATF deploys elite team – CLG News
Officials say ‘no survivors found’ at Tennessee manufacturing plant explosion site as ATF deploys elite team | 11 Oct 2025 | Tennessee authorities announced Saturday that no survivors have been recovered from a massive explosion at a rural manufacturing plant a day earlier after more than 300 investigators combed through the blast site. The blast happened at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort, located about 50 miles west of Nashville, jus…
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