Nashville: Authorities in the US state of Tennessee announced that 19 people are missing as a result of an explosion at an explosives plant in the state. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said in a press conference today that the explosion destroyed the Accurate Energetic Systems plant, located more than 80 kilometers from Nashville, the capital of Tennessee.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, Sheriff Davis indicated that the incident resulted in deaths, but it is still too early to determine their exact number, indicating that there may be survivors. He confirmed that investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Firearms and Explosives arrived at the scene to determine the cause of the explosion.