BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama explosive experts are reacting to the deadly explosion that occurred in Tennessee Friday.

Former ATF agent and current Calera Police Chief David Hyche says it’s too early to tell what happened to cause the explosion in Tennessee. But, he did say the odds of something like this happening here in Alabama are very low.

Hyche spent three decades investigating explosions like the one in Tennessee.

“What should happen is you should have the ATF National Response Team respond. You'll have chemists, you'll have explosive engineers. You'll have certified explosive specialists, people that have extensive training in dealing with military, commercial explosives, primary explosives, low explosives. What I used to do, and that was my former role at ATF, and you'll

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