Overview

• Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed multiple fatalities after the morning explosion near McEwen/Bucksnort.
• Officials said 19 people are unaccounted for, and some survivors were pulled from the rubble and hospitalized.
• Secondary detonations and fire forced crews to hold back, delaying search-and-rescue and stabilization efforts.
• Federal agencies, including the ATF and FBI, are on scene as the investigation gets underway with no cause identified.
• Aerial footage shows at least one building obliterated and a wide debris field at Accurate Energetic Systems, which manufactures and tests military explosives.