"What authorities have said "At this time we have been able to confirm that we do have 19 souls that we're looking for," Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said earlier at a press conference when it was originally believed 19 were missing. "I can tell you that we've had, there are fatalities. I don't want to put a number to that," Davis said."
"The explosion took place at a plant run by Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County. The company manufactures and tests explosives at the building near Bucksnort, a town some 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Nashville, according to its website. The site is located roughly between the Hickman and Humphreys counties. What do we know so far about the explosion? Authorities told the Associated Press news agency that secondary blasts kept rescue services away from the burning site."
An explosion struck a munitions plant near Bucksnort, Tennessee, at a site run by Accurate Energetic Systems located between Hickman and Humphreys counties. Authorities reported multiple fatalities and at least 18 people listed as missing, with an earlier count of 19 unaccounted for. Secondary blasts and ongoing fires kept rescue teams from the burning site, delaying recovery efforts. The Hickman County Sheriff's Office confirmed emergency services were on scene, while local officials could not immediately confirm causes or death tolls. Officials urged the public to avoid the area and warned that a full investigation could take days.
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