Tennessee Plant Explosion: Officials Release Victims’ Names and Latest Updates

EDITOR'S NOTE: Officials originally released the wrong name for victim Melissa Stanford. This story has been updated to reflect the change.

An explosion at a Tennessee plant has left the community in shock as investigators work to uncover the cause, and the community rallies together.

The explosion occurred Friday morning at the Accurate Energetic Systems facility, registering a 1.6 on the Richter scale and felt miles away.

16 individuals are presumed dead after the explosion in Hickman County, Sheriff Chris Davis with the Humphreys County Sheriff's Office says.

According to Davis, the 16 presumed dead are:

Jeremy Moore
Jason Adams
Erick Anderson
Billy Baker
Adam Boatman
Christopher Clark
Mindy Clifton
James Cook
LaTeisha Mays
Trenton Stewart
Melinda Rainey
Steven Wright
Reyna Gillahan
Melissa Stanford
Rachel Woodall
Donald Yowell

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