At least 19 missing after blast at US explosives plant

paramedic taking care of a woman in the ambulance with arm broken file photo

At least 19 people are missing after a huge blast at a US military explosives factory, a local official has said, with the incident causing an unspecified number of “fatalities”.

Aerial footage broadcast by US media showed smouldering debris at the blast site in Hickman County, Tennessee, with charred and destroyed vehicles strewn across the facility.

Emergency responders rushed to the site, with the incident prompting warnings for the public to avoid the area.

“At this time we have been able to confirm that we do have 19 souls that we’re looking for,” said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis at a press conference.Mr Davis confirmed that there “are fatalities”, but added: “I don’t want to put a number to that.”

He said: “We are trying to be mindful of families and that situation.

“We do have some that are deceased.

“But we’re going to go back and like I say, talk to these families, notify these families.”

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