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After the explosion of a mobile home in Nashville, Tennessee, the investigation progresses: Police searched a house. Hundreds of clues come from the population.
Investigations continue after a violent RV explosion in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the Federal Police FBI, police officers searched a house in a southeastern suburb of the city. A police spokesman declined to comment on media reports that a 63-year-old man is wanted in connection with the investigation that he owns a motorhome of the affected model.
An FBI investigator told a news conference that he was “pretty sure” authorities would find the background to the incident and the culprit: “We just need time.” According to the FBI, 250 officers are on duty.
Three injured, considerable property damage
In downtown Nashville, a mobile home exploded early Friday morning, from which evacuation announcements had been made over loudspeakers. Due to the warnings, the area was evacuated in time, only three people were slightly injured. The force of the explosion was enormous and dozens of houses were seriously damaged.
The local police and the Federal Police FBI assume a “deliberate act”. A possible motive is not yet known. It was unclear if anyone was in the mobile home, but possible human remains were found, he said. The FBI spoke of a “great crime scene.” As a result of the detonation, the evidence had spread over several blocks.
According to the Public Ministry, more than 500 complaints of the fact have already been received from the population.
Prohibition to go out in the affected district
Nashville Mayor John Cooper spoke of an attack “designed to create chaos and fear at this time of year of peace and hope.” He imposed a ban on going out until Sunday in the tourist area with pubs, restaurants and shops in which the mobile home had exploded.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee urged outgoing United States President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency to quickly release federal funds.
With nearly 700,000 residents, Nashville is the capital of the state of Tennessee in the southern United States. Due to its many live music bars and record labels, it is considered the center of country music and therefore also called the “City of Music”.
