We had an explosion at the BAE munitions plant here in Kingsport, Tennessee earlier in the day a little before 12. I have been waiting for news about it but they have put a clamp on the outgoing information, which is being controlled by BAE. People have reported seeing a fire and then an explosion, a very heavy and loud explosion. My house is about 16 to 18 miles away and it sounded like a truck had run into the side of my house. There a pretty good vibration that went thru the ground also. That munitions plant has been producing high explosives since slightly before WW II and as far as I can remember, it has never had an explosion like this before. There are no reports of casualties from the hospitals as it is being reported that the operating people had been evacuated when the fire broke out and just before the explosion. It was called the Holston Ammunition Plant before BAE took over operations several years ago. It is not the first powder plant to blow and it probably won't be the last. james