Authorities in Tennessee confirmed on Saturday (October 11) that no survivors have been found following a massive explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems , a manufacturing plant near Bucksnort. The blast occurred just before 8 a.m. on Friday, scattering debris over a half-mile area and was felt up to 15 miles away. The plant specializes in explosives for military use.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis announced that more than 300 investigators conducted a "very delicate, very methodical" search of the site, but the expectation is that all 18 people who were at the site are deceased . "We've recovered no survivors," Davis said during a press conference, describing the scene as one of the worst he has ever witnessed. The cause of the explosion remains unknown, and the investigation

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