No one survived! A U.S. factory explosion killed all the workers
October 13th news: A military explosives plant in a rural area of Hickman County, Tennessee, USA, suddenly had a violent explosion, completely destroying the entire factory building, and turning an area of hundreds of meters around the factory into scorched earth.
Local police confirmed that all 16 workers on site died, with no survivors.
It is said that when the explosion occurred, the shock wave was felt more than 20 kilometers away. Nearby residents thought it was an earthquake, and their windows were shattered, with a pungent smell in the air.
When the fire department arrived, the entire factory had been vaporized, and the debris scattered between the woods and pastures.
The on-site supervisor said there was absolutely no space for survival there.
According to the information, the factory is called Precision Energy Systems, which is registered as a private company in Tennessee, but in fact, it is a military contractor for the U.S. military, mainly providing high-energy explosives and special charges for the Department of Defense and major defense companies, including typical military explosives such as C-4, RDX, HMX, TNT.
Its official website once claimed to be committed to supporting the U.S. defense mission.
After the accident, the U.S. military did not respond immediately, but industry insiders pointed out that the projects handled by AES involve sensitive military goods, and the safety standards should be higher than those of ordinary chemical plants.
In fact, the plant had previously exploded in 2014, causing one death and three injuries. Now the tragedy has repeated, indicating that the so-called safety improvements are just empty talk.
After the accident, the scene was temporarily sealed off, and the FBI and Department of Defense security officials all entered to investigate.
Local officials said at a press conference that this was an industrial accident, but public opinion generally believes that this is a systemic collapse of the U.S. military outsourcing system. High-risk work is outsourced to low-income workers, and regulation is pushed down the chain, with companies using national security as a shield to avoid transparency and accountability.
U.S. media pointed out that this is not an isolated incident. In recent years, with the privatization and subcontracting of military production, similar accidents in explosive and ammunition factories have occurred successively in multiple states, yet few have triggered systematic reforms.
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