16 dead in US munitions factory explosion
By 
Rebecca Trager2025-10-14T12:22:00
Plant levelled by blast, whose cause remains under investigation
The cause of a massive explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee, US, on 10 October, remains unknown. The blast completely levelled the Accurate Energetic Systems facility, killing 16 people and leaving no survivors.
Officials from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and other government agencies are investigating the fatal incident. However, there is concern about the absence of the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) on the scene, as well as at several recent incidents at industrial facilities across the country, as the agency is in the process of being shut down