Overview
- An Oct. 10 explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems on the Hickman–Humphreys county line obliterated at least one building and scattered debris across roughly half a square mile.
- Officials revised initial reports of 19 missing, confirming 16 fatalities as identifications proceed and families are notified.
- ATF’s National Response Team and the FBI are leading a forensic investigation with local authorities, and the cause remains undetermined.
- Secondary detonations and unstable explosive residues slowed entry and evidence collection, and authorities say the inquiry could take days or weeks.
- Three people with minor injuries were treated at a nearby hospital, and officials have set up family assistance resources while keeping the public away from the area.