16 Killed, No Survivors in Blast at Tennessee Explosives Factory, Sheriff Says

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said authorities have notified the families of 16 people who were presumed killed in an Oct. 10 blast.

Smoke fills the air as debris covers the ground and vehicles after a powerful blast ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in Hickman County, Tenn., on Oct. 10, 2025. WTVF-TV via AP

Sixteen people are dead after a blast at a military explosives plant in Tennessee, leaving no survivors, authorities confirmed on Oct. 11.

The blast occurred at a facility operated by Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County on the morning of Oct. 10.