Blast at Tennessee explosives plant prompts emergency response

An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in Bucksnort, about an hour west of Nashville, prompted a large-scale emergency response Friday.

The Brief

A large explosion rocked a Tennessee plant that makes explosives for the military and others.

An unknown number of people were killed or injured.

Multiple local, state, and federal agencies are on the scene.

Crews in rural Tennessee are searching for victims after a large explosion at an explosives-manufacturing plant Friday morning.

What we know:

The explosion happened around 7:45 a.m. local time at Accurate Energetic Systems in Bucksnort, Tennessee, an unincorporated community about 60 miles southwest of Nashville.

The local sheriff described a "devastating blast," the

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