No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast
No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast
The 18 people unaccounted for after the blast at a Tennessee munitions factory are presume dead, say officials.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, stating that the 18 people unaccounted for after the blast at a Tennessee munitions factory are presumed dead. The article presents the information in a straightforward manner with minimal bias. Minor discrepancies exist regarding the number of missing individuals initially reported.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: 18 people unaccounted for after the blast at a Tennessee munitions factory are presumed dead.
- Verification Source #4: Officials were investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people were notified that there were no survivors.
- Verification Source #5: Sandra Carroll there were no survivors. There were people found but had passed away. 18 are unaccounted for.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The blast occurred at a Tennessee munitions factory.
- Verification Source #1: 19 missing after huge blast at Tennessee explosives plant
- Verification Source #2: Nineteen people feared dead after blast at Tennessee munitions plant
- Verification Source #4: Officials were investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The company is Accurate Energetic Systems, which makes and tests explosives and is based in nearby McEwen.
- Verification Source #2: Accurate Energetic Systems, which makes and tests explosives and is based in nearby McEwen, did not immediately respond to a phone message
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: Initially 19 people were missing.
- Verification Source #1: 19 missing after huge blast at Tennessee explosives plant
- Verification Source #2: Nineteen people feared dead after blast at Tennessee munitions plant
- Assessment: Supported, but the article states 18 are missing.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 4: Officials were investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people were notified that there were no survivors.
- Source 2: Nineteen people feared dead after blast at Tennessee munitions plant