A "devastating" blast at a Tennessee explosives manufacturing plant on Friday is believed to have left 16 people dead, authorities announced on Saturday. At a press conference on Saturday, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said authorities had narrowed down the number of workers missing after the massive blast to 16.

Authorities say 19 people are dead or missing after a massive explosion destroyed a Tennessee explosives plant, shaking homes miles away.

A deadly and “devastating blast” Friday morning at an explosives plant in Tennessee has left 18 people unaccounted for, authorities said. Officials have said that multiple people were killed at Accurate Energetic Systems near McEwen, but Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis declined to give a number.

The families of 16 victims killed in a devastating blast at a Tennessee explosives plant have been notified of their loss, as investigators methodically work to clear the scene and gather evidence to determine what caused the tragedy in the tight-knit community.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed 16 victims in the blast at a news conference on Saturday night.

Churches near the site of a devasting blast at a rural Tennessee plant devoted Sunday services to the 16 victims and their families as surrounding communities mourn.

Local congregants gathered Sunday to grieve the 16 people killed during a catastrophic explosion at a rural Tennessee munitions plant.

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

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.