NFD: Brentwood Oaks apartment fire classified as âundeterminedâ
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and last updated 2021-06-09 15:07:43-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Investigators have classified a large fire that broke out at a Nashville apartment complex last month as âundetermined.â
Nashville Fire Department investigators said an undetermined classification means they are âunable to identify all the components of the cause of the fire.â
Also, due to the extensive damage, investigators were unable to also determine if the fire suppression system activated properly or if it was impacted by the fire.
The two-alarm fire destroyed building number 5 and displaced residents in 18 units. No one was hurt.
Large fire destroys Nashville apartment building
Crews with the Nashville Fire Department are fighting a reported fire at an apartment complex in the Nippers Corner area of Nashville.
and last updated 2021-05-25 00:21:56-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â A large fire destroyed an apartment building at Brentwood Oaks Apartments in the Nippers Corner area of Nashville.
The 2-alarm fire was so large that it could be seen from Interstate 65. Several crews responded to the scene around 8 p.m. Monday.
NFD Spokesman Joseph Pleasant said a total of 18 units were impacted, but it s still unclear exactly how many people were displaced. He said thankfully everyone was accounted for and no injuries were reported.
Federal agents investigating the Christmas day explosion in Nashville sharpened their focus Saturday, identifying a person of interest and searching an Antioch duplex as they tried to piece together “a giant jigsaw puzzle of evidence.
U.S. Attorney Don Cochran said more than 500 citizen tips were driving the investigation. More than 250 FBI agents and staff were collaborating on the case.
Authorities did not give details about the person of interest, the ongoing search in Antioch or the ongoing analysis of the sprawling Second Avenue crime scene.
There were no manhunts or announcements about a suspect.
“Let me reiterate that Nashville is safe, police chief John Drake said Saturday afternoon.