19 feared dead following explosion at US military facility in Tennessee

Rescue workers are continuing to sift through rubble for survivors of a massive explosion at a US military facility in Tennessee.

As many as 19 people are feared dead.

The factory belongs to ‘Accurate Energetic Systems’, which specialises in the manufacture, and storage of explosives.

The Mayor of Hickman County, Jim Bates, says it could be some time before the exact number of casualties is confirmed:

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