Nashville Rocked By Explosion From RV That Broadcast Bomb Warning

Topline Nashville, Tenn., was jolted early Christmas morning by a large explosion from a recreational vehicle that was playing a warning from a loudspeaker to evacuate, local police and federal law enforcement said, with the blast causing extensive damage to nearby buildings and injuring three, while human remains were reportedly found. Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. … [+] 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ASSOCIATED PRESS Key Facts Nashville police said that officers responded to a report of gunfire at around 6:30 a.m. ET on Friday and called in the department’s hazardous devices unit after they discovered a suspicious RV at 166 Second Ave. North – an AT&T transmission building. The RV arrived at the location at 2:22 a.m., according to the Nashville police, with NMPD Chief John Drake telling reporters t… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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