No survivors are expected after a major blast at a TN explosives factory on Friday last week that has left 18 people missing.
Recovery teams don't expect to find any of the missing alive, but they are continuing to hold out hope, Sheriff Chris Davis of Humphreys County told a press briefing on the following day.
"While we delve deeper, we find it even more devastating than we thought initially," the Sheriff commented.
The cause remains unknown what led to the explosion at the plant in Bucksnort, TN - roughly 56 miles (90km) southwest of the city of Nashville. The site focuses on the creation, production, handling, and storage of explosive materials.
Video footage captured on the day of the incident displayed fires still burning, scorched automobiles, and smoke rising from the destroyed building. Emergency responders reported wreckage was spread in a 0.5-mile area around where the building previously stood.
The company which runs the plant has halted production.
There was a earlier deadly blast at a section in the identical area in 2014.