Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing, sheriff says [View all]
Source: AP
Updated 11:30 AM CDT, October 10, 2025
McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, authorities said, as secondary blasts forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning site.
The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, according to the Hickman County Sheriff’s Office. The company’s website says it makes and tests explosives at an eight-building facility that sprawls across wooded hills near Bucksnort, a town about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Nashville.
“We do have several people at this time unaccounted for. We are trying to be mindful of families and that situation,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said at a news conference. “We do have some that are deceased.”
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Video from the scene showed flames and heavy smoke rising from a debris field, and residents miles away reported feeling the explosion.
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