Cause of explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems that leveled building is unknown but foul play ruled out
At least 200 mourners came to the Humphreys county courthouse at twilight on Sunday to mourn the 16 people killed in an explosion at a nearby munitions plant in middle Tennessee early on Friday.
Humphreys county sheriff Chris Davis said that even in these nightmarish days, “the true strength of our county is our people”.
“When tragedy hits, our people always come out,” he said through tears.
He urged the local community to show up for their neighbors who lost friends and family members in the explosion that leveled a building at the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) headquarters in nearby Bucksnort, Tennessee and flung debris two miles away. “Help fill the void of that lost loved one with your love,” he said. “Let’s take time to wrap our arms around these families.”
