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A small Tennessee county is in mourning after an explosion at an ammunition processing plant last week is believed to have killed everyone who was inside. The blast Friday was reported at Accurate Energetic Systems near McEwen, Tennessee, at around 7:45 a.m., leaving behind only scattered debris. Officials reported a day after the explosion that there were no survivors, adding …

2pm Day 4 update on Hickman County explosionState officials say recovery efforts continue at the site of the deadly Tennessee plant explosion. The TBI is using rapid DNA testing to identify victims as crews work carefully through dangerous debris and unexploded materials. 12pm The Humphrey’s County and Hickman County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those who are presumed …

The names of 16 people who are presumed dead in the massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant last week have been released.  Their remains have not been identified, as authorities continue search efforts following the Friday explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, but Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis and Hickman County Sheriff Jason Craft on Monday read out …

Nearly three days after a massive blast at a Tennessee facility that specialized in making military explosives, investigators are still combing through the site where 16 people were killed in a “mass detonation” so significant experts say it produced seismic readings hundreds of miles away. Investigators from multiple agencies, including the FBI, are assisting in the response to recover remains …

Just miles from a rural Tennessee plant leveled by a devastating explosion, the congregants of Maple Valley Baptist Church devoted Sunday’s service to the 16 deceased victims and their families. Several of the dozens of people praying at the small church knew someone who worked at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies and researches explosives for the …

At least 200 mourners came to the Humphreys county courthouse at twilight on Sunday to mourn the 16 people killed in an explosion at a nearby munitions plant in middle Tennessee early on Friday. Humphreys county sheriff Chris Davis said that even in these nightmarish days, “the true strength of our county is our people”. “When tragedy hits, our people …

A Tennessee Sheriff Becomes the Face of Grief After Plant Explosion  The New York Times ‘In an instant, they were gone’ – small town mourns after Tennessee explosives factory blast  BBC Massive blast that destroyed a Tennessee explosive plant leaves 16 dead, officials say  CNN Gov. Lee meets victims’ families, tours site after fatal Hickman County plant explosion  WZTV ATF deploys elite team after …

US military plant explosion: ‘No survivors’ found after Tennessee blast; at least 18 presumed dead  Times of India 16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, the sheriff says  AP News No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast  BBC Deadly explosion marks second in nearly 12 years at site in Bucksnort, Tennessee  WSMV Aerial view shows ‘devastating’ Hickman …

Search After Tennessee Explosion Finds No Survivors, Officials Say  The New York Times ATF deploys elite team after deadly Tennessee explosion; search on for 18 missing  Fox News Tennessee Explosion Update: No Survivors Found at ‘Volatile’ Scene  Newsweek 19 people missing after blast levels Tennessee explosives facility  BBC Deadly Oct. 10 explosion marks second in nearly 12 years at TN explosives manufacturer  WSMV Source link

No one is believed to have survived a powerful explosion at an explosives plant in Tennessee, officials said Saturday, as crews continue to recover remains from the blast site. “At this time, we have recovered no survivors,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said during a news briefing. Davis would not share how many people were killed in the Friday morning …