Washington DC [US], October 13: Investigators have lost hope of finding any survivors among those missing after a catastrophic blast at an explosives factory in the US state of Tennessee, authorities said.
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told reporters on Saturday that the families of the 16 people believed to have died had been notified.
Of the 19 people initially reported missing immediately after the blast on Friday morning, three were later found elsewhere and had not been on the factory grounds near the town of McEwen at the time of the explosion.
Investigators now believe that all 16 people who were on site when the explosion occurred have died.
DNA tests were being carried out to identify human remains, though officials said the force of the explosion and the extent of the debris field would make identification difficult.
Source: Qatar Tribune
