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Utter devastation lies before investigators days after a building at a Tennessee explosives plant was razed by a blast so powerful that it left behind no living witnesses, created a vast and volatile investigative scene and cast potential evidence for miles around. The cause of Friday’s explosion is still under investigation, but authorities caution answers may not come for weeks …

Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by finding pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart. At a news conference, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said people in the tight-knit community probably at least knew relatives of the …

Aerial footage shows devastation after blast at explosives manufacturer in Tennessee Law enforcement has identified the 16 people who were killed in a blast that levelled a Tennessee munitions factory in the US state of Tennessee. The names were released during a news briefing on Monday outside Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) in Hickman County, where an early-morning blast on 10 …

16 people died in blast at Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, the sheriff says  FOX13 Memphis No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast  BBC No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, officials say  The Guardian 16 People Killed in Blast at Tennessee Explosives Plant, Officials Confirm  The New York Times Hickman Co. explosion leaves 16 dead, community responds with prayer and unity  Yahoo Source …

The families of 16 victims killed in a devastating blast at a Tennessee explosives plant have been notified of their loss, as investigators methodically work to clear the scene and gather evidence to determine what caused the tragedy in the tight-knit community. In the coming days, authorities will slowly work their way through the debris-ridden plant “foot by foot,” ensuring …

Residents attend a vigil honoring the victims of a blast at an explosives plant, Accurate Energetic Systems, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Centerville Tenn. Obed Lamy/AP hide caption toggle caption Obed Lamy/AP McEWEN, Tenn. — A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities …

McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. The total number of dead was unclear, as was the cause of the Friday blast. By the weekend the devastation came into focus, with officials saying they’d found no survivors. READ MORE: Blast at …

There were no survivors in the blast that obliterated part of an explosives factory in rural Tennessee, authorities said on Saturday. The families of 18 people had been waiting anxiously on Saturday as their loved ones had been feared dead since explosions ripped through the plant near McEwen in western Tennessee early on Friday. The initial toll had been believed …

Early Friday, a thundering blast at a military and industrial explosives plant reverberated across a tight-knit community in central Tennessee, razing an entire building on the plant’s sprawling campus and killing a still-unknown number of people. At least 18 people remain missing after the massive explosion, which rattled homes miles away and rocketed debris for at least half a square …

19 missing after blast rocked Tennessee military explosives plant  The Washington Post Deadly Oct. 10 explosion marks second in nearly 12 years at TN explosives manufacturer  WSMV 19 people missing after blast levels Tennessee explosives facility  BBC 19 missing in explosion at Hickman County plant, officials say — everything we know  The Tennessean Pope Leo denounces “an economy that kills” and “imbalances of wealth”  Yahoo …