The blast caused multiple deaths, with other blasts causing rescue services to stay away, authorities told the AssociatedTennessee: Deadly explosion hits military munitions plant
The blast caused multiple deaths, with other blasts causing rescue services to stay away, authorities told the Associated Press.
The cause of the blast was not yet knownImage:
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.”
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.
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.”
The sheriff’s office called on the public to avoid the area and allow rescuers to do their work.
The cause of the blast was yet to be known. The sheriff said an investigation could take days
The company makes and tests explosives at the building near Bucksnort, a town some 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Nashville, according to its website. It is located roughly between the Hickman and Humphreys counties.
