Eighteen presumed dead after blast at US explosives factory
A massive explosion tore through an explosives factory in Tennessee on Saturday, leaving 18 people feared dead, according to local officials.
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- AFP
- Published Date: 08:29 | 11 October 2025
- Modified Date: 08:30 | 11 October 2025
Eighteen people are presumed dead after a huge blast at an explosives factory in Tennessee, officials said Saturday.
"We can assume that they are deceased at this time," Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told a news conference, referring to 18 people missing since the explosion Friday in the town of Bucksnort.