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AES Explosion

Officials: 24,000 pounds of explosives detonated in AES blast

By Cynthia Abrams

October 24, 2025

New details have emerged about the massive explosion that left 16 dead at the munitions plant in Bucksnort earlier this month.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Accurate Energetic Systems, AES Explosion, Hickman County, Humphreys County, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Molasses and munitions: deadly explosions throughout U.S. history

By Caroline Eggers

October 20, 2025

The Oct. 11 explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County killed 16 people, making it the deadliest explosion in the 21st century, according to official reports of blasts since 2000.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: AES Explosion, agriculture, chemicals, explosion, Military

A community grieves

By Justin Barney

October 13, 2025

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As multiple resources have come in from all levels of government to investigate what happened, neighbors and community members have come together to support one another.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: AES Explosion

Explosion updates: The latest from AES in Hickman County

By LaTonya Turner, Tony GonzalezandCaroline Eggers

October 12, 2025

Painful and painstaking work continues in the Bucksnort community, where a munitions explosion on Friday left 16 workers unaccounted for and feared dead. The disaster has commanded vast investigative resources from all levels of government and triggered strong emotions.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: AES Explosion, explosion, Hickman County

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