"An explosion occurred at a military munitions plant in the US state of Tennessee on Friday, local officials said, with reports of multiple deaths. "We can confirm there has been an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area," the Hickman County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Facebook. "Emergency services are currently on the scene working to address the situation.""
"Authorities told the Associated Press news agency that secondary blasts kept rescue services away from the burning site. The mayor's office in Hickman County told the French AFP news agency that it could not immediately confirm any fatalities or the cause of the explosion. "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 meanwhile said at a news conference. "We do have some that are deceased.""
An explosion occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, a military munitions plant near Bucksnort in Hickman County, Tennessee. Emergency services are on scene, but secondary blasts have kept rescue teams away from the burning site. Local officials reported multiple deaths and several people unaccounted for, while the county mayor's office could not immediately confirm fatalities or determine the cause. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said some people are deceased and authorities urged the public to avoid the area to allow rescuers to work. Accurate Energetic Systems manufactures and tests explosives at the facility located about 60 miles southwest of Nashville.
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