19 missing and feared dead after blast at Tennessee explosise plant

In USA, a blast at an explosives plant in rural Tennessee left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies the military, was one of the worst scenes he had ever seen. He said multiple people were killed but declined to say how many, referring to the 19 missing as "souls" because officials were still speaking to family members.The blast occurred about 7:45 am local time, Davis said. People reported hearing and feeling the explosion from miles away.

‘Numerous EMERGENCY personnel’ on scene in Bucksnort, Tennessee following MASSIVE explosion at plant

19 people still missing, feared DEAD

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The company's website says it makes and tests explosives at an eight-building facility that sprawls across wooded hills in the Bucksnort area, about 97 kilometres south-west of Nashville. There were no further danger of explosions, and the scene was under control, according to Grey Collier, a spokesperson for the Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency.