Authorities in Tennessee have identified the 16 people killed last week in an explosives plant blast that remains under investigation.

‘There’s nothing to describe. It’s gone,’ the local sheriff said when asked about the building where the explosion happened

Officials said a person previously believed to be missing in the Tennessee explosives plant blast had been located, but 18 were still unaccounted for.

It's not immediately known how many people work at the plant or how many were there when the explosion happened.

The 18 people unaccounted for after the blast at a Tennessee munitions factory are presume dead, say officials.

The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday.

Initial toll after explosions at plant near McEwen on Friday was believed to be 19 people but later revised to 18.

Officials say victims' families have been notified and that the cause of the blast is still not known.

The cause of the blast is not known. Investigators are combing the charred property foot-by-foot searching for possible evidence.

Authorities say the 16 people missing after the explosives factory incident are all presumed dead.

Cause of explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems that leveled building is unknown but foul play ruled out

A shaken sheriff said that a teacher, a neighbour and one of his best friends were among the victims who died in the 10 October blast.

Authorities in Tennessee have identified the 16 people killed last week in an explosives plant blast that remains under investigation.

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