Parked car explodes in downtown Nashville blowing out windows, but no injuries reported: local reports

OSTN Staff

Nashville Explosion
Smoke billows from the site of an explosion in the area on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

  • A car has exploded in downtown Nashville, according to local reports.
  • Buildings are damaged, but no injuries reported.
  • “It felt like a bomb. It was that big,” a local resident told the Associated Press.
  • Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Local emergency services were dispatched after a huge explosion in downtown Nashville, according to local news services.

A loud boom was heard early on Christmas morning, reports said, damaging buildings and blowing out windows.

No injuries have been reported.

The explosion came from a parked recreational car, ABC News reported, saying that emergency crews are attempting to determine the cause of the explosion.

“All my windows, every single one of them got blown into the next room. If I had been standing there it would have been horrible,” Buck McCoy, who lives near the area, told The Associated Press.

Nashville Explosion
Plumes of smoke rise next to the Regions Building near the explosion reported in the area on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning

“It felt like a bomb. It was that big,” he added.

Police say an explosion linked to a vehicle occurred outside a building on Second Avenue North. They have closed a 10-block radius around the explosion site.

This story is developing. Please check back for more updates.

Read the original article on Business Insider

Powered by WPeMatico

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.