An AT&T outage caused by a Christmas Day explosion in Nashville continued on Sunday to affect 911 operations and residential services, though the company said coverage is improving.
Although services remained active on battery power for a few hours Friday after the blast, the company confirmed Sunday that the building on Second Avenue North was severely damaged and the sSearch Assets econdary system didn't last long.
The explosion, followed by water and fire damage, impacted backup power generators that eventually failed, according to a statement released Sunday afternoon by AT&T.
"The explosion that devastated downtown Nashville in the early hours of Christmas morning did more than knock out communications for many of you. It shook your peace of mind and scarred the community that you call home. AT&T is a part of that community. We live here. We do business here. And we’re in this with you," said Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications, in the statement.