Several people were killed in an explosion at a factory in the United States.

In the United States, an explosion occurred at a military factory for the production of military explosives in Tennessee, as a result of which several people were killed and missing. This was reported on October 10 by the Associated Press (AP).

"There are currently several people missing <...> There are several deceased," Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said.

It is specified that the plant belongs to Accurate Energy Systems. The cause of the explosion is still unknown. Davis said the investigation could take several days.

Aerial footage showed that the explosion destroyed one of the buildings and several cars.

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Earlier, on August 12, an explosion at the U.S. Steel steel mill, located southeast of Pittsburgh in the United States, killed two people and injured 10 others. It was clarified that the explosion occurred between two coke oven batteries on Monday morning.

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