Couple race from Nashville building after warning of explosion Michael Kranish, Derek Hawkins Replay Video UP NEXT Betsy Williams and her wife, Kim Madlom, were sleeping soundly Christmas morning in their Nashville apartment, the hum of a white-noise machine blocking out the usual sounds of the city. Then, they were awakened predawn by what sounded like automatic gunfire. Bomb explodes in downtown Nashville, leaving trail of destructrion and hospitalizing three The shots came staccato, at least three rounds. They called 911. Police began combing the area, near the city’s honky-tonk bars. Only in retrospect would the couple wonder if they were actual shots being fired, or if they were sounds from an amplified recording.