Tennessee bomb factory worker who previously saved dozens of lives from fire was FIRED... as latest tragedy killed 18

Daily Mail UK ^ | October 12, 2025 | Ben Ashford

[pnz1]

There’s documents in article that say fire was due to poor maintenance and cleaning of boiler and evaporator. Thisguy was the maintenance supervisor. Sounds like another employee was fired as well.

[NorthMountain]

pick on writers who use “decimated”

Been known to do that ... Rush was right.

[NorthMountain]

Yes ... check with the Geology departments at nearby universities ... or with USGS. They probably all picked it up.

[Morgana]

Maybe it’s just me but a place that works with TNT is not the place you want DEI or “hire someone cheaper”.

[pnz1]

Shows a 1.6 at 7:47 am nearMcEwen TN on 10/10.

[ansel12]

The wife of an English professor came home one afternoon and entered the bedroom to find her husband in flagrante delicto with one of his students

Stunned, the wife said, “Well, I’ve never been so surprised!”

With perfect aplomb, her husband replied, “My dear, I must point out your grammatical lapse. You are amazed. It is we who are surprised.

[NorthMountain]

Proper diction uber alles ...

[Verginius Rufus]

He was fired in 2020—he is not someone recently fired.

[Tijeras_Slim]

In the 80’s the woman owned, veteran owned, small business thing gave companies a leg up in the defense procurement process. I did some work for one where one’s guy’s wife was the “owner” and everyone else was crusty dudes. It was not a diverse place.

[Ben Dover]

Had he not been fired he could now be dead.

[GingisK]

I suspect it comes from Bugs Bunny cartoons, possibly related Marvin the Martian.

[Thank You Rush]

Good one!!!! We need more levity here!

[Bobalu]

Who's Levity?

[Thank You Rush]

I don’t think that’s him - maybe his twin brother....

[NorthMountain]

Eons ago, I worked in a “minority owned” business. It was similar ... owner was a “minority” ... the rest of us were white honkeys.

[SunkenCiv]

• Community near site of deadly Tennessee plant blast recalls the lives of the 16 killed [10/12/2025]
• 'In an instant, they were gone' - small town mourns after Tennessee explosives factory blast [10/12/2025]

[The Duke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdIRIpyrH98