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Five of downtown Nashville’s historic buildings will likely undergo at least partial demolition because of damage from the Christmas morning blast. And six more remain at imminent risk of collapse.
Those are among the preliminary findings from a local engineer who surveyed the blast area for a report to Metro officials.
“We hope to turn to that restoration work soon, but the most urgent issues at the moment concern safety,” Codes wrote to owners last week.
“The severity of the damage and the likelihood that a building collapse could threaten the integrity of nearby properties and the safety of first responders and others working in the area require that you immediately undertake this evaluation and the work necessary to prevent further damage,” Codes added.
List of businesses impacted by Christmas morning explosion continues to grow
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and last updated 2020-12-28 20:06:02-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) â As clean up continues across downtown, the list of businesses that have been impacted by the Christmas morning bombing in Downtown Nashville continues to grow. For many of these businesses, the road to recovery will be long.
Metro Codes tells NewsChannel 5 their inspectors have not been able to inspect the damage yet due to the ongoing investigation. Once they are able, they will designate each building in a category of damage from either destroyed, major or minor damage or unaffected.