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Bucksnort explosion: What is Accurate Energetic Systems? What does it do? All on Tennessee blast
A massive explosion rocked Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosives manufacturing facility in the Bucksnort area
A massive explosion rocked Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosives manufacturing facility in the Bucksnort area along the Hickman-Humphreys County line, Tennessee, on Friday morning. According to local media reports, several were left dead, and at least 19 people were unaccounted for. It is unclear what caused the blast at around 7:50 AM local time.
What is Accurate Energetic Systems? What does it do?
Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC, established in 1980, specializes in the development, manufacture, handling, and storage of high-quality energetic products for defense and commercial markets.
Based in McEwen, Tennessee, the company produces explosives and ammunition, including shotgun cartridges, as per its website. According to the Association of the United States Army, AES customers include the Defense Department and Homeland Security.
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“We do have several people at this time unaccounted for. We are trying to be mindful of families and that situation. We do have some that are deceased," Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said at a news conference.
“This is a tragedy for our community,” McEwen Mayor Brad Rachford said.
“We got a very big investigation. This is not going to be something that we're going to be like a car wreck or something like that, that we're just going to clean up the debris and leave. We're going to probably be here for a few days,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said at a news conference.
"We're trying to take as much time as is needed right now. We're prioritizing people that are involved, their families and trying to be very compassionate toward them," he added.
Accurate Energetic Systems is ‘cooperating with us in any way, in every way possible’, the sheriff said. "They're wanting to figure out this just as much as we are," he added.
