The families of 16 victims killed in a devastating blast at a Tennessee explosives plant have been notified of their loss, as investigators methodically work to clear the scene and gather evidence to determine what caused the tragedy in the tight-knit community.
In the coming days, authorities will slowly work their way through the debris-ridden plant “foot by foot,” ensuring each area of the site, approximately half a square mile, is safe for those at the scene.
“Due to the constraints that we have here … we’re literally having to take one foot at a time,” said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis.
The thundering early morning blast at Accurate Energetic Systems reverberated across the surrounding community Friday, razing an entire building on the plant’s sprawling campus and leading to a painstaking search that ultimately found no survivors.
“We’re moving to recovery,” an emotional Davis said during a news conference Saturday, his voice trailing off at times.
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis tells reporters that no survivors were recovered from the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosives plant in Bucksnort, Tennessee, during a news conference on Friday. Obed Lamy/AP
With the investigation still in its early stages, the cause of the explosion has not yet be
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