A sudden explosion at a Tennessee bomb factory has left 16 dead, according to authorities, as images of the subsequent devastation depict a tragic event that still has no explanation.

As reported by The Washington Post, the incident occurred on Saturday, October 11. At around 7:45 a.m., at Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosive manufacturing plant in McEwen, a blast leveled at least one building and sent debris flying hundreds of yards.

The explosion was felt hundreds of miles away. Resident Gentry Strover told The Associated Press, “I thought the house had collapsed with me inside of it. I live very close to Accurate and I realized about 30 seconds after I woke up that it had to have been that.”

According to Reuters, 18 people were initially presumed dead, with The Post reporting on

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