Eighteen people are missing in the aftermath of a blast at an explosives plant in Tennessee that has devastated community members.

Crews are searching for the missing and Humphreys County Sheriff Chis Davis said several people died as a result of the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) in Bucksnort, the Associated Press (AP) reported Saturday.

Authorities are trying to determine what caused the explosion, and crews had to wait for several hours to begin searching for the missing due to the debris and risk of another explosion. However, the area was deemed secure as of reports early Saturday.

It was unknown how many people were inside the building when the blast occurred. WKRN noted on Saturday that the plant is located at the Hickman and Humphreys county line.

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