"We begin in Tennessee, where sixteen people were killed when a military explosives plant exploded. The investigation is, as they say, ongoing. From CNN: The early-morning Friday explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a manufacturing plant for military and demolition explosives, was a devastating blast, Davis said, noting responders were able to secure the site by late morning. The detonationwhich was so large that it registered as a 1.6 magnitude earthquake, according to data from U.S. Geological Surveyleft charred debris and mangled vehicles across the area."
"Workplace safety activists have their questions as well. From Insurance Journal: National COSH's Martinez said the risky nature of the facility's work underscores the need for robust safety measures and enforcement. Explosives manufacturing is inherently dangerousyet every single one of these deaths was preventable if proper oversight, safety measures, and accountability were in place. No one should die for a paycheck, she said."
Sixteen people died in an early-morning explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a military and demolition explosives manufacturer in Tennessee. The blast was so large it registered as a 1.6 magnitude earthquake and left charred debris and mangled vehicles across the area. Responders secured the site by late morning and an investigation is ongoing. Workplace safety advocates emphasized that explosives manufacturing is inherently dangerous and argued that robust oversight, safety measures, and accountability could have prevented the deaths. In Alaska, a severe typhoon struck as reduced ice formation and thawing permafrost worsened impacts, while layoffs have created a critical shortage in western weather-balloon coverage that hinders forecasts.
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