MCEWEN, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update: Officials have released the names of the victims in the deadly explosion at the site of an Accurate Energetic Systems facility in Tennessee.
The following 16 people are presumed dead as a result of the explosion:
Jason Adams
Billy Baker
Christopher Clark
James Cook
LaTeisha Mays
Melinda Rainey
Trenton Stewart
Steven Wright
Erick Anderson
Adam Boatman
Mindy Clifton
Reyna Gillahan
Jeremy Moore
Melissa Stafford
Rachel Woodall
Donald Yowell
Officials report that the release of the victims’ names does not indicate that all remains have been identified.
The investigation into the explosion is still moving “at a snail’s pace,” officials said at Monday’s press conference. The investigation remains active as crews are moving forward with their ope