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16 people killed in Tennessee plant explosion remembered by community: "The losses are staggering"

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

The cause of the deadly blast remained under investigation. Crews were carefully going through incinerated property, searching for possible evidence.

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Developments in this update

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  1. 'No survivors' found after explosion in Tennessee, sheriff says

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Newest

    16 people killed in Tennessee plant explosion remembered by community: "The losses are staggering"

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

80 articles, oldest first.

  1. Military Times

    Blast at Tennessee military munitions plant kills multiple people (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The blast occurred Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, which makes and tests explosives.

  2. UPI

    Tennessee plant explodes; several people killed, missing, injured (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Multiple people were killed and several others are missing after an explosives plant blast in Bucksnort, Tenn., Thursday. No numbers or names released.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    'No survivors' found after explosion in Tennessee, sheriff says (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    No one is believed to have survived a powerful explosion at an explosives plant in Tennessee, officials said Saturday.

  4. Townhall

    Deadly Explosion Levels Manufacturing Plant in Tennessee: 19 Missing (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    A deadly explosion at a Tennessee manufacturing plant leaves 19 missing and multiple casualties.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 18 missing and feared dead, sheriff says (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Officials say an explosion at a Tennessee explosives plant has left 18 people missing and feared dead. The blast occurred Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, about 60 miles southwest of

  6. WDIO Duluth

    Officials investigate blast at Tennessee explosives plant that left 18 missing and feared dead (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Officials are investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people missing and feared dead wait anxiously for answers. The blast occurred Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville.

  7. FOX 5 DC

    "Devastating blast" rips through Tennessee explosives plant; 18 people missing and feared dead (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    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.

  8. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Tennessee explosives plant blast leaves no survivors (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Authorities say no one survived the powerful explosion that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee and was felt miles away.

  9. NPR

    Eighteen missing after explosion at Tennessee explosives plant (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Cynthia Abrams with NPR Member station WPLN reports from Humphreys County, where officials say at least 18 people are missing and feared dead after an explosion at a military explosives plant.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — A blast leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee, leaving behind a mass of twisted metal, burned-out shells of cars

  11. WHEC Rochester

    There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The blast that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around in rural Tennessee left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said during a news conference that officials were working on the assumption that all of the people at the site were dead.

  12. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    No survivors found after a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant left 18 people missing, officials say (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    No survivors found after a massive explosion at a military explosives plant in Tennessee. Investigation ongoing. Community deeply affected.

  13. The Oregonian

    No survivors after blast at Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The total number of dead was unclear, as was the cause of the Friday blast.

  14. The Guardian

    No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, officials say (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Initial toll after explosions at plant near McEwen on Friday was believed to be 19 people but later revised

  15. Al Jazeera

    Massive explosion at Tennessee munitions factory leaves 19 people missing (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Authorities in the southern US state have called the blast ‘devastating’, with many of the missing presumed dead.

  16. The Boston Globe

    No survivors in blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The total number of victims was uncertain, authorities said, although earlier reports said at least 18 were missing.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    'No survivors' found after Tennessee plant blast – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Humphreys County sheriff confirmed fatalities but gave no tolls, suggesting those missing might already be dead.

  18. The Hill

    Over a dozen missing after deadly Tennessee explosion: What to know (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A deadly explosion at a Tennessee military plant left 18 people missing. Investigation underway, foul play not ruled out.

  19. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    A massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant obliterated a building and left 18 people missing. Here’s what we know (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Early Friday, a thundering blast at a military and industrial explosives plant reverberated across a tight-knit community in central Tennessee, razing an entire building on the plant’s sprawling campus and killing a still-unknown number of people.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    Tennessee: 18 missing after deadly explosives plant blast – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Humphreys County sheriff confirmed fatalities but gave no tolls, suggesting those missing might already be dead.

  21. New York Post

    All 19 people in Tennessee bomb factory blast are presumed dead, officials say (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    All 19 people missing after a devastating blast leveled a Tennessee bomb factory Friday are presumed dead, according to Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis.

  22. KEYT Santa Barbara

    A massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant obliterated a building and left 18 people missing. Here’s what we know | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Early Friday, a thundering blast at a military and industrial explosives plant reverberated across a tight-knit community

  23. Al Jazeera

    No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Operations go from rescue to recovery as no survivors expected to be found, officials say.

  24. Local News 8

    Investigators tread carefully at charred Tennessee explosives plant as families of 16 blast victims learn of their loss (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — 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.

  25. WHEC Rochester

    Community near site of deadly Tennessee plant blast recalls the lives of the 16 killed (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    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. Several congregants at nearby Maple Valley Baptist Church in Nunnelly worked at Accurate Energetic Systems.

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