An explosion rocked Hickman County on Friday, Oct. 10. Here's what we know so far and about the explosion site Accurate Energetic Systems

A blast on Friday morning destroyed one building at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant in Tennessee, 16 people are presumed dead.

According to its website, AES LLC sells explosives and “energetic products” to the military and aerospace industries as well as commercial demolition companies. Its production site in Bucksnort, Tennessee, was cited for five OSHA violations in November 2019, two of them marked as serious, though the case against them was closed in March 2023.

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.

An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in Tennessee resulted in 16 deaths. ATF and local investigators are working to determine the cause, amidst community grief and a cautious search operation.