Hospital authorities have confirmed the name of the man who died after an explosion at an ammunition plant in Tennessee. The blast killed one man and injured three others.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokesman Craig Boerner said Rodney Edwards arrived at the hospital shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday and died that evening.
Ammunition Plant Blast Kills 1 Person, 3 Others Injured
Ammunition plant blast kills one person and leaves three more injured. Image Courtesy: Associated Press
Another victim, Joey Clark, is in critical condition at Vanderbilt. A woman whom authorities have not yet publicly identified is in stable condition, and another man has been discharged.
Emergency crews from Hickman and Humphreys counties were sent to the property of Accurate Energetic Systems after a blast occurred that “pretty much destroyed the building†there, said Odell Poyner, director of the Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency.
Ten to 12 people were at the building when the explosion occurred, Poyner said.
The explosion at the Rio Ammunition in McEwen about 55 miles west of Nashville happened Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating.
Rio’s parent company Maxam has been a leader in selling explosives to civil, military and sporting markets with state of the art munitions, since 1896. Today the company produces an staggering number of 500 million ammunition shells annually. Many well-informed hunters, target shooters and law enforcement bureaus look to Rio for their ammunition needs.
The company focuses on providing a refined and sophisticated cartridge that is a cut above the competition. Target loads for 12 gauge shotguns that span a wide spectrum and meet every shooters needs, including 20 gauge, 28 gauge and .410 offer a shell for every application. Lead game loads, hard hitting steel waterfowl cartridges in speeds up to 1550 fps and a Law Enforcement line including Lethal, Less Lethal, and Training/Duty applications.
The company has not yet offered a statement concerning the explosion.
Ammunition Plant Explosion Kills 1 Person, 3 Others Injured.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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