Multiple people are feared dead following an explosion at a Tennessee explosives manufacturer early Friday morning.

“We do have some folks, we can confirm that we do have some that are deceased,” said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis at a news conference on Friday.

Shortly after the explosion, Davis took to social media to tell people to “avoid the area to allow emergency responders to do their work.”

Video footage shared by a local media outlet shows that the explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, located on the Hickman and Humphreys County line in Tennessee, caused widespread devastation, with cars ablaze in the area.

According to Humphreys County EMA Director Odell Poyner the explosion was reported at around 7:50 a.m., and 19 employees inside the building remain unaccounted

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