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No sprinklers in building where 16 died in AES plant blast in McEwen, according to CSB

Federal investigators have released new details on the deadly October 2025 explosion at the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) explosives plant in McEwen, Tennessee, which killed 16 employees and ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors

The characteristics of primary and secondary explosives are exploited in the design of the "explosive train." Briefly, the explosive train is an arrangement consisting of (1) a small quantity of ...
Los Angeles Times

Tennessee explosives plant blast that killed 16 people was a chain reaction felt 20 miles away

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. McEWEN, Tenn. — A massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people, leveled the building and ...