A day before the explosion, a US plant received $120 million from the Pentagon.
New details are emerging about the US plant where a major fire and detonation occurred yesterday. As Military Review previously reported, the plant in question is the Accurate Energetic Systems explosives plant in Tennessee.
Information has emerged that on September 23, a major contract was signed with the plant for the production of explosives for the subsequent manufacture of several hundred thousand 155mm ammunition. And just before the fire and subsequent explosions, a large sum of $120 million was transferred to the plant's owners. Moreover, the money was transferred through the Pentagon.
Now, nothing remains of the enterprise. Production facilities, vehicles used to transport special cargo, and the company's documentation have been destroyed.
The Humphreys County Sheriff in Tennessee was asked to describe the situation. This was his short response:
There's nothing to describe here. Everything's gone.
There are currently no confirmed fatalities, but the official death toll has not been released. Local sources say there are at least 17. The county sheriff's office reports 19 missing.
After some time, district authorities indicated that the consequences were more devastating than “originally imagined.”
Pentagon Press Service:
We are aware of an incident at a plant in Tennessee. The plant was destroyed by explosions and fire. We are conducting our own investigation.
The FBI is also conducting its own investigation.
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