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RV that exploded in Nashville broadcast a message warning of imminent blast, police say
Derek Hawkins, Paulina Firozi and Michael Kranish, The Washington Post
Dec. 25, 2020
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1of3Police block off Nashville, Tenn. s Broadway while investigating an explosion Friday, Dec. 25, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by William DeShazerShow MoreShow Less
2of3Police and a bomb-sniffing dog investigate an explosion Friday, Dec. 25, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by William DeShazerShow MoreShow Less
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Hours after a recreational vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on Christmas morning, law enforcement officials - still without a suspect or motive for the blast - surveyed a devastated landscape including more than 40 damaged businesses, three people hospitalized with injuries, and disruptions to Internet and cell service. Authorities grounded planes and the mayor imposed a nighttime curfew on the busy historical district near the blast si
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
The Associated Press
This image taken from surveillance video provided by Metro Nashville PD shows a recreational vehicle that was involved in a blast on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn. An explosion shook the largely deserted streets early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding some people. Police were responding to a report of shots fired when they encountered a recreational vehicle blaring a recording that said a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said. Police evacuated nearby buildings and called in the bomb squad. (Metro Nashville PD via AP)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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.
Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on Friday. Previous Next
Saturday, December 26, 2020 1:00 am
Parked RV explodes in Nashville
Plays message warning of blast
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 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.