“I did find out it was the building, Building 602, that he worked in and that he was on the missing list,” his mother, Ava Hinson, told the station. “The last I heard from him, he dropped his daughter off with me and was headed to work.
“It’s unbelievable, the not knowing, I almost, I don’t want to hear bad news, but I’d almost feel better if I knew,” she added, according to WZTV.
Accurate Energetic Systems released a statement about the explosion on its website.
“At approximately 7:45am this morning, there was a tragic accident at our facility,” Accurate Energetic Systems wrote. “Emergency response teams and investigative agencies remain on scene, and the situation is under active investigation.
“The number of unaccounted individuals at a fatal explosion in Hickman County has decreased from 18 to 16, after two people believed to be on site Friday were not at the facility during the incident, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reports.”
h/t TerraFirma’s Esoterrorist