Overview

• The blast leveled a building at Accurate Energetic Systems near McEwen around 7:45–8:00 a.m. Friday.
• Officials confirmed multiple fatalities and later reduced the missing count to 18 after initially reporting 19.
• Ongoing detonations and fire initially kept first responders back from the site, delaying searches.
• The FBI and ATF are assisting local teams as the cause remains undetermined and recovery is expected to take days.
• The manufacturer supplies high-explosive products for defense and civilian customers and said it will share verified findings when available.