00:00Nineteen people are reported missing and possibly dead after a devastating explosion at a military explosives plant in Tennessee on Friday morning, officials said.
00:10The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, located about 50 miles west of Nashville, at 7.45 a.m. local time.
00:19Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told reporters that there were multiple fatalities,
00:23but it was still too early to determine the exact number of victims, and some survivors might still be found.
00:30So at this time, we have been able to confirm that we do have 19 souls that we're looking for.
00:40As far as the scene goes, we do feel that the scene is secure.
00:45We have ATF, FBI, that are handling the scene as far as the investigative part,
00:54trying to figure out and recreate or figure out what actually happened to cause this.
01:01Do I see a short-term explanation? No.
01:07Do I see us being here for many days? Yes, I do see that.
01:12When asked to describe the building where the blast occurred,
01:15Davis said the scene was one of the most devastating he has witnessed in his entire career.
01:21Can I describe the building? There's nothing to describe. It's gone.
01:26It's, again, it's the most devastating scene that I've seen in my career.
01:32Investigators from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are at the scene,
01:38working to determine the cause of the catastrophic blast.
01:42.
Comments