Multiple people dead in 'devastating blast' at explosives manufacturer in Tennessee: Sheriff

[Coventina]

Multiple people are dead following a "devastating blast" at an explosives manufacturing plant in Tennessee on Friday, according to authorities.

The explosion occurred Friday morning at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, located about 50 miles west of Nashville.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed to reporters there are "some" fatalities and several people missing in the blast, though he did not give specific numbers.

At least 13 people are unaccounted for, Hickman County Mayor Jim Bates told ABC News.

"We got a very big investigation," Davis said during a press briefing. "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."



https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-explosives-plant-manufacturer-explosion/story?id=126405185

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[Volaris]

1. Antifa did it...

You watch, they'll say it by close of business Monday.

It's nonsense obviously, because who could ever imagine that an explosives manufacturing plant would accidentally manufacture AN EXPLOSION, but that's just all you smarties bein'...SMART AGAIN, an stuff that we dont like.
Real Muricans know only gawd, Trump and antifa can make stuff happen, NOT FISIKS.

[Kingofalldems]

2. Did republicans deregulate?

Odds are they did.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Maybe At The State Level

I haven't heard or seen anything about ATF or NIOSH making changes lije that.
But, who knows if enforcement has been starved.
Besides all that, the cost of following regs is not that high. It would be idiotic for a site making explosives to relax on safety just because it's not requires by law.
There just isn't enough money to be saves to make a significant difference in financial performance.
But, increasing the risk of disaster is obviously going to take place.

[ananda]

4. Maybe it should be called Inaccurate Energetic Systems.

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