19 Missing After “Devastating Blast” At Military Explosives Plant In Tennessee
on Oct 10, 2025
A massive explosion rocked a military explosives manufacturing plant in central Tennessee on Friday (October 10).
At least 19 people are missing after an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, located roughly 50 miles west of Nashville. Accurate Energetic Systems is a company “dedicated to the development, manufacture, handling, and storage of high-quality energetic products utilized in both defense and commercial markets,” according to their website.
Their clients include all U.S. Department of Defense branches and other U.S. agencies, foreign military and police, avalanche control companies, commercial aerospace launch providers, commercial demolition companies, and more.
The explosion happened at 7:48 a.m. and demolished one of the company’s eight “specialized production buildings.” The cause of the blast is not known.
Authorities spoke to reporters during a press conference a few hours after the explosion.
During a press conference, Humphrey’s County Sheriff Chris Davis told reporters, “We got a very big investigation. This is not going to be something that we’re going to be like a car wreck or something like that; we’re just going to clean up the debris and leave. We’re going to probably be here for a few days.”
Davis added, “We’re trying to take as much time as is needed right now. We’re prioritizing people that are involved, their families and trying to be very compassionate toward them.”
Hickman County Advanced EMT David Stewart told the Associated Press that emergency crews were “initially unable to enter the plant because of continuing detonations.”
The number of victims is unconfirmed, but local media is reporting at least one confirmed death with many more unaccounted for.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have responded to the scene to help with the investigation, Davis said.
See aerial footage of the scene in the video below.
On Friday, October 10, an explosion was reported at a Tennessee explosives manufacturer in Hickman County.
— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) October 10, 2025
The explosion took place at the Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area. pic.twitter.com/B7MA2VJgyR
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