Nineteen people feared dead after blast at Tennessee munitions plant

Police chief calls explosion near Bucksnort, south-west of Nashville, devastating' and says we have some deceased'

Nineteen people are missing and feared dead following a huge explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee.

The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency services to the scene, authorities and residents said.