Breaking update: MCEWEN, Tenn. (WSMV) - Law enforcement confirmed Saturday that the 16 people unaccounted for in Friday’s explosion have died.

“We have contacted all 16 families that we feel was a part of this tragedy,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said Saturday evening during a press conference.

The tragic update comes a day and a half after a blast leveled Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosive processing plant in McEwen, Tennessee.

During the press conference, authorities said counseling will be available at local schools in the wake of the tragedy.

Previous coverage: More than 24 hours after a massive detonation leveled an explosives plant in Tennessee, law enforcement confirmed that no survivors have been recovered.

The catastrophic explosion at Ac c urate Energetic

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