TN - Blast at explosives factory leaves dead, injured and unaccounted for - 10 October 2025

[bettyboop]

@acutename , according to the documents I posted upthread, it seems that this factory , at least in the past, has also used a substance called CYCLONITE, which can be used on its own, but also used in conjunction with DYNAMITE. So I am thinking it could be any of these which may have caused this disaster. I believe that CYCLONITE is used to make the C-4 explosive . All this is my simple brain interpreting various articles I have read. JMO MOO. edited to correct information

 

[MrsWatson]

18 people unaccounted for after deadly explosion rocks Tennessee plant

First responders rushed to Accurate Energetic Systems, a facility on the line of Humphreys and Hickman counties that processes ammunition and explosives.

www.nbcnews.com

Accurate Energetic Systems has been awarded numerous military contracts, largely by the U.S. Army and Navy, to supply different types of munitions and explosives, according to public records. The products ranged from bulk explosives to landmines and small breaching charges, including C4.

 

[Leilei]

CNN just reported that officials said that there are no survivors.
Terrible :'(
IMO.

 

[DS2021]

No survivors sadly

'No survivors' found after explosion at Tennessee plant, sheriff says

The cause of the Friday-morning explosion is under investigation.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[wendybtn]

There is nothing left. Those poor people are deceased. The site is completely destroyed, flattened.

MSN

 

[MelmothTheLost]

CNN just reported that officials said that there are no survivors.
Terrible :'(
IMO.

Looking at the state of the site, it was what I was expecting. Unfortunately I suspect the recovery work will be largely of body parts rather than bodies.

This must be an absolute catastrophe for the small rural communities in the area.

 

[Dreamcherry]

CNN just reported that officials said that there are no survivors.
Terrible :'(
IMO.

Of the 19 that were missing, I assume? God, how horrific. What a terrible tragedy. My heart hurts for everyone affected, and may the souls of the deceased rest in peace.

 

[Chimera]

My utmost condolences to the families of the deceased.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

'No survivors' found after explosion at Tennessee plant, sheriff says

The cause of the Friday-morning explosion is under investigation.

www.nbcnews.com

No one is believed to have survived a powerful explosion at an explosives plant in Tennessee, officials said Saturday, as crews continue to recover remains from the blast site.

“I can tell you that more than 300 people have been through almost every square inch of this facility, and at this time we’ve recovered no survivors,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said at a news briefing.

Davis would not share how many people were killed in the Friday-morning blast, saying, “We’re in the process of the identification of the remains.”...

 

[Knox]

Of the 19 that were missing, I assume? God, how horrific. What a terrible tragedy. My heart hurts for everyone affected, and may the souls of the deceased rest in peace.

Initally that was the headcount. They announced yesterday the 19th person was at home that day, so now 18 officially.

Can’t imagine how that employee is processing what happened to his co-workers and how lucky he is to not have been there.

 

[Serononin]

No survivors sadly

'No survivors' found after explosion at Tennessee plant, sheriff says

The cause of the Friday-morning explosion is under investigation.

www.nbcnews.com

It's not surprising, but still awful to see it confirmed. I can only assume that a factory like that would be a fairly major employer in that kind of area. This must be absolutely devastating for the local community

 

[Arkay]

Initally that was the headcount. They announced yesterday the 19th person was at home that day, so now 18 officially.

Can’t imagine how that employee is processing what happened to his co-workers and how lucky he is to not have been there.

Oh @Knox, same.

I saw on the Today show this morning that the count was now 18, as one employee tallied as missing was actually at home.

He (I think they said it was a male) must be so thankful not to have been at work. Yet how dreadful this loss must be for him, losing 18 colleagues as well as his place of work.

@MelmothTheLost

Same again, as to body parts only. An explosion that rendered a building into shreds had to have done the same or worse to bodies.

Just a terrible, awful, hideous accident. It will probably take the investigators awhile to identify everyone and to determine the cause of the explosion.

My heart goes out to the families, friends and surviving co-workers who maybe weren’t on shift at the time.

JMO

 

[Trebor5591]

When I see something like this, the first thing I think of is "What did management do wrong?" to cause such a catastrophy. I assume there is closed circut video feeds to examine? It just my opinion, but I think that planning for the coverup has likely begun.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Same again, as to body parts only. An explosion that rendered a building into shreds had to have done the same or worse to bodies.

Just a terrible, awful, hideous accident. It will probably take the investigators awhile to identify everyone and to determine the cause of the explosion.

I imagine that they will be drawing on the same forensic techniques for victim identification as were used in the wake of 9/11.

 

[Serononin]

When I see something like this, the first thing I think of is "What did management do wrong?" to cause such a catastrophy. I assume there is closed circut video feeds to examine? It just my opinion, but I think that planning for the coverup has likely begun.

I wonder if they'll be bringing in the US Chemical Safety Board to investigate? I assume this would come under their remit. Purely based on following the USCSB YouTube channel, they seem pretty thorough

 

[Warwick1991]

I wonder if they'll be bringing in the US Chemical Safety Board to investigate? I assume this would come under their remit. Purely based on following the USCSB YouTube channel, they seem pretty thorough

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is being closed down, with no funding for 2026. I don't know if there is anyone remaining to conduct and investigation.

See article from American Chemical Society, a long standing industry association:

White House moves to kill chemical safety board, despite industry support

Citing duplication with OSHA and the EPA, President Trump’s administration is again proposing to eliminate the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, but others disagree

cen.acs.org

Also from PBS: Only federal agency that investigates chemical disasters faces shutdown under Trump

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1977055013059862724

 

[wendybtn]

I wonder if they'll be bringing in the US Chemical Safety Board to investigate? I assume this would come under their remit. Purely based on following the USCSB YouTube channel, they seem pretty thorough

OSHA and BATF will investigate.

 

[Chimera]

When I see something like this, the first thing I think of is "What did management do wrong?" to cause such a catastrophy. I assume there is closed circut video feeds to examine? It just my opinion, but I think that planning for the coverup has likely begun.

IF there were any safety issues that went disregarded or not corrected by upper management... heads may need to roll, figuratively speaking !
Double and triple safety checks; esp. working with explosives.
Sounds like there were past incidents ?

If I were the relative of a deceased loved one, grief and anger would be uppermost in my mind in equal portions.
My heart goes out to them.
So sad !!!
Imo.

 

[Chimera]

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is being closed down, with no funding for 2026. I don't know if there is anyone remaining to conduct and investigation.

See article from American Chemical Society, a long standing industry association:

White House moves to kill chemical safety board, despite industry support

Citing duplication with OSHA and the EPA, President Trump’s administration is again proposing to eliminate the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, but others disagree

cen.acs.org

Also from PBS: Only federal agency that investigates chemical disasters faces shutdown under Trump

Isn't it possible that company (CS&H) is being merged with another, for more efficiency and less waste, though ?
And not necessarily shuttered.
From your (cen.acs.org) link, it sounds like they're doing the same task and may be merged ?
Citing duplication with OSHA and the EPA

Controversial beginnings​

Created through a small provision in the Clean Air Act of 1990, the CSB was controversial from the start, primarily because of its independence. President George H. W. Bush voiced his concern over the tiny agency’s role as he signed the clean air legislation. Bush was not willing to fund the agency, nor was President Clinton, initially.
Rbm.
So it sounds like OSHA and the EPA may have addressed the chemical concerns (duplication in the companies' goals) ; which may mean this is an effort to streamline the three organizations which is a good thing.

My opinion would be that OSHA is qualified to investigate this tragedy as a workplace accident (or malfeasance !) in the safety protocols as well as the chemical storage production involved ?
Possibly the EPA as well.
Imo.