(The Center Square) – The losses at the Accurate Energetic Systems are staggering, Gov. Bill Lee said of the explosion that killed 16 people on Friday.
The explosion at the plant in Bucksnort was so strong it registered as an earthquake with a 1.6 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Center. Bucksnort is on the Humphreys and Hickman county line, about 50 miles west of Nashville.
The National Response Team for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is working with a number of federal and state agencies to investigate the cause of the explosion and to identify remains…