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Names of 16 Tennessee plant explosion victims released as investigators work to identify remains
Tennessee authorities are utilizing rapid DNA testing to help identify the remains, but due to extensive damage and hazardous materials, the process is "proceeding slowly and methodically," the Tenne...

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Names of 16 people presumed dead in Tennessee plant explosion are released
16 people killed in Tennessee plant explosion remembered by community: "The losses are staggering"
‘A lot of grief’: Tennessee community mourns 16 lost in explosives plant blast
Authorities said Saturday that the explosion at an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, which leveled the facility and was felt miles away, left no survivors.

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16 people confirmed dead in blast at Tennessee explosives factory
16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday and there are no survivors, the sheriff says
16 People Died in a Blast at a Tennessee Explosives Factory Early Friday, the Sheriff Says
The explosion Friday morning at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies and researches explosives for the military, scattered debris over at least a half-mile (800-meter) area and was felt by resid...

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16 dead after 'devastating' blast at Tennessee explosives plan, sheriff says
No survivors found after a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant left 18 people missing, officials say

Authorities name the 16 killed in Tennessee plant blast, with a painstaking investigation promised

McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by tracking down pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart.

16 'assumed deceased' after TN plant explosion

The explosion was reported Friday at approximately 7:50 a.m. at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant at the Hickman/Humphreys County line.

OSHA violations reported prior to massive explosion at Tennessee facility: documents

As investigators continue to comb through the wreckage of an explosion in Tennessee that left 18 people unaccounted for Friday, Nexstar’s WKRN has learned more about the company that operated the facility.
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