19 people are unaccounted for following bomb factory explosion in Tennessee

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One building was destroyed in an explosion at a bomb factory in Tennessee Friday morning.

Humphreys County Sheriff reports multiple fatalities and 19 people unaccounted for.

The cause of the blast is still being investigated as multiple agencies are on the scene at the munitions factory.

Multiple people are dead following a “devastating blast” at a Tennessee bomb factory on Friday morning, officials reported.

The explosion occurred at 7:48 a.m. local time at the Accurate Energetic Systems military munitions plant at the Hickman-Humphreys County line west of Nashville, per the New York Post. The blast destroyed one building on the property.

The factory is located miles away from any residences and businesses.

Chris Davis, the Humphreys County sheriff, confirmed there are