Authorities confirmed multiple people are dead after the blast leveled the Accurate Energetic Systems facility near Bucksnort. At least 19 other people were initially reported missing, as of Friday afternoon.

Crews in rural Tennessee are searching for victims after a large explosion at an explosives-manufacturing plant Friday morning. Multiple people are missing and feared dead.

Timeline of aftermath of deadly blast at explosives manufacturer Accurate Energetic Systems. Officials say they're "searching for 19 souls"

All 16 people inside the building that exploded at Accurate Energetic Systems Oct. 10 are dead, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said at an Oct. 11 press conference.

As investigators continue to comb through the wreckage of an explosion that left 19 souls unaccounted for Friday, News 2 has learned more about the company that operated the facility. Accurate Energetic Systems is a defense and commercial explosives manufacturer.

The losses at the Accurate Energetic Systems are staggering, Gov. Bill Lee said of the explosion that killed 16 people on Friday.