Good morning, everyone, and welcome to police off the cuff real crime stories.

I'm your host, retired NYPD, Sergeant Bill Cannon, a 27-year veteran of the NYPD.

I just went live really without much warning because there's supposed to be a press conference in regards to the Tennessee explosion,

where they now are indicating that

there are 18 people feared dead.

And as soon as they go live, we will absolutely go live with them.

But just to update this case a little bit, as we know, early Friday, a thundering blast at a military and industrial explosives plant

reverberated across a tight-knit community in central Tennessee, raising an entire building

on the plant sprawling campus, killing a still unknown number of people.

At least 18 people remain missing after the massive explosion, which rattled Holmes miles away and rocked, rocketed debris for at least a half of square

mile away. Officials have acknowledged fatalities, but declined to give a number from what remained a chaotic

scene long after the blast.

This is according to CNN.

We need our communities to come together and understand we've lost a lot of people.

This don't only affect those families.

It runs deeper.

This could be people that you grew up with.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said,

knowing one victim was a childhood friend of his.

The explosion occurred during an early shift at accurate energetic systems,

a manufacturer of military and demolition explosives that employs scores of local residents.

Prayers are needed.

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