Blast levels Tennessee explosives plant; 19 feared dead

A blast that leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.

- By Travis LOLLER

“THERE’S nothing to describe. It’s gone,” the Humphreys County sheriff said.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies the military, was one of the worst scenes he’s ever seen. He said multiple people were killed but declined to say how many, referring to the 19 missing as “souls” because officials were still speaking to families.

“There’s nothing to describe. It’s gone,” Davis said of the building.