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Authorities say 16 people died in plant explosion

Authorities said Saturday evening that a blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors.

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16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, sheriff says

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‘A lot of grief’: Tennessee community mourns 16 lost in explosives plant blast

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16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, the sheriff says

Officials were investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people missing and feared dead waited anxiously Saturday for answers.

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There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

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Multiple dead following blast at Tennessee explosive plant, sheriff says

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No survivors found after Tennessee munitions plant blast left 18 missing

Accurate Energetic Systems develops, manufactures and stores explosives for "military, aerospace, and commercial demolition markets," according to the company's website.

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Tennessee company rocked by a deadly explosion supplied the military with explosives

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16 dead after 'devastating' blast at Tennessee explosives plan, sheriff says

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Humphreys County Sheriff says 16 are dead in Hickman County explosion: Live updates

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.

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Authorities assume no survivors after explosion at Middle TN explosives company, 18 people still missing

The explosion happened at Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman and Humphreys counties in Tennessee on Friday morning.