No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, officials say

Initial toll after explosions at plant near McEwen on Friday was believed to be 19 people but later revised to 18.

There were no survivors in the blast that obliterated part of an explosives factory in rural Tennessee, authorities said on Saturday.

The families of 18 people had been waiting anxiously on Saturday as their loved ones had been feared dead since explosions ripped through the plant near McEwen in western Tennessee early on Friday. The initial toll had been believed to be 19 people but that figure was later revised.