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Coverage dated October 23, 2025

Tennessee factory explosion that left 16 dead was a chain reaction felt 20 miles away

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A massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people leveled the building and was felt more than 20 miles away began in an area where workers used kettles to produce a mixture of explosives and set off other explosives stored nearby, authorities said Friday.

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  1. New York Post

    Tennessee factory explosion that left 16 dead was a chain reaction felt 20 miles away (opens New York Post)

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    A massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people leveled the building and was felt more than 20 miles away began in an area where workers used kettles to produce a mixture of explosives and set off other explosives stored nearby, authorities said Friday.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Tennessee explosives plant blast that killed 16 people was a chain reaction felt 20 miles away (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Investigators still haven’t been able to identify the remains of two of the people killed in the Oct. 10 explosion.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Tennessee explosives plant blast that killed 16 people was a chain reaction felt 20 miles away - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — A massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people, leveled the building and was felt more than 20 miles away

  4. KRDO

    The blast that killed 16 people at a Tennessee workplace set off 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities say (opens KRDO)

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    By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    The blast that killed 16 people at a Tennessee workplace set off 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities say | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more

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