The names of 16 people who are presumed dead in the massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant last week have been released.

Their remains have not been identified, as authorities continue search efforts following the Friday explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, but Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis and Hickman County Sheriff Jason Craft on Monday read out loud the names of the victims.

"I know some of you have probably seen that information through Facebook or whatever, but we want to confirm with you the names of those individual souls that we've been talking about," Davis said during a news conference.

The victims are: Jason Adams, Erick Anderson, Billy Baker, Adam Boatman, Christopher Clark, Mindy Clifton, James Cook, Reyna Gillahan, LaTeisha Mays, Jeremy

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