McEWEN, Tenn. — A powerful blast ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency responders to the scene, authorities and residents said.

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A powerful blast has ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee

Authorities say the explosion happened Friday morning at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville

The blast rattled homes miles away and brought emergency responders to the scene

Video from the site shows burning debris and smoke billowing into the air

The explosion happened at Accurate Energetic Systems near the town of Bucksnort, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville, the Hickman County Sheriff's

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