JAKARTA - A major explosion destroyed the military supplier facility Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) in Bucksnort, Tennessee, United States, on Friday, October 10, morning local time. At least 19 people were reported killed or missing, making it one of the deadliest industrial tragedies in the state's history.
The explosion that occurred shortly before 8 a.m. rocked thewields County and Hickman County areas, two small communities that are now ravaged. Vibrations from the explosion were even detected by weather radars and felt up to several miles from the scene.
Sheriffbulens County, Chris Davis, depicts the scene at the location with a sad tone.
"There's nothing to describe. The building is gone. There's nothing left," he said, quoted from The Independent, Saturday, October 11.
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Davis said 19 people had not been found, while emphasizing how hard it is to face loss in a small community where everyone knows each other.
Rescue efforts were hampered by successive detonations in factories, which produce various types of ammunition and military explosives such as C4 and landmines. The site of this factory is about 60 miles southwest of Nashville.
One of the local residents, Beyonica Holt, admitted that she panicked when the explosion rocked her house 15 miles from the location. "I really thought we were being attacked. My house shook violently," he said.
As of Friday afternoon, federal and local investigators were still trying to find the exact cause of the explosion. The tragedy is reminiscent of a similar incident at the same facility in 2014, which killed one person and injured four others.
The Governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee, expressed his deep condolences and called for prayers for the victims and their families.
"Let's unite to support those who lose loved ones," he wrote on platform X.
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