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

The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more than 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities said Friday.

Nineteen missing after huge blast at Tennessee explosives plant, officials say

Several others have been taken to hospital, the visibly emotional local sheriff says, adding that the blast is “devastating”.
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Detonation Underscores Inherent Dangers of Manufacturing Explosives

The munitions plant in Tennessee where an explosion occurred on Friday produces TNT, which is commonly used by the military and commercial industries. By John Ismay and Thomas Gibbons-Neff An ...

Sixteen dead after Tennessee plant explosion, sheriff says

Anyone that was inside that building ... we can assume that they are deceased at this point,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said Saturday.

Cause of Tennessee explosives plant blast that killed 16 people could take months to determine

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