Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline
Human remains found By Associated Press | December 25, 2020 at 8:04 AM CST - Updated December 26 at 12:00 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police emergency systems and grounded holiday travel at the city’s airport.
Police were responding to a report of shots fired Friday when they encountered the RV blaring a recorded warning that a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said. Police evacuated nearby buildings and called in the bomb squad. The RV exploded shortly afterward, Drake said.