Overview

• Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed multiple fatalities, and emergency officials said 19 employees remain unaccounted for.
• The explosion around 7:45 a.m. CDT at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort destroyed an entire building on the property.
• Continuing detonations forced responders to hold back in the hours after the blast, limiting immediate search and firefighting efforts.
• Federal and state agencies, including the ATF and Tennessee investigators, are securing the site and say the cause is unknown.
• Three people with minor injuries were treated at local hospitals as residents reported homes shaking miles away and authorities urged the public to avoid the area.