The giant explosion in a factory in the southern US cost life on 16 peopleAccording to a newer report, revised downward, released by the beginning of Saturday, as two people who were considered to be inside and were killed were found to be in life.

The explosion took place on Friday morning in Baksnort, Tennessee, and completely destroyed an accurate energetic system factory building, exploding explosives for use by the Armed Forces, the aerospace sector, and for demolition.

Earlier he said that the authorities assume that the 18 missing were all dead, “we were able to identify and find out that two people were not in the facility” at the time of the disaster, County Sheriff Hamphris, Chris Davis, said yesterday.

He explained that the authorities initially assumed that these two people were inside the factory because they found their vehicle and personal belongings on the ground.

The facility was in a forest area, away from urban zones, over 80 kilometers west of Nashville, the capital of the state of Tennessee.

Helicopter images broadcast by television stations yesterday showed building that had been completely destroyed and burned vehicles dissolved by the strong explosion.

Dwarves were fired and scattered 800 square meters around the plant, Chris Davis said yesterday. A large group inspected the site to guarantee that there were no chemicals that would make the authorities’ work dangerous.

In a statement published through its website, Accurate Energetic Systems spoke of a “tragic accident”.

For his part, sheriff Davis, however, avoided blocking yesterday The scenario of criminal activity.

“There may be days, weeks, if not months, before we can do it,” he told the press.

Various federal services were developed on -the -spot groups, including the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (ATF) and Federal Police (FBI) service, the sheriff said.