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A VEHICLE-LINKED EXPLOSION shook downtown Nashville, America, on Christmas morning, sending broken glass and debris over a wide area and shaking nearby buildings.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said via Twitter that the explosion occurred at 6.30 a.m. local time and that state and federal authorities were on the scene, as were emergency crews, including the fire department.
Police have called the explosion an “intentional act”.
Black smoke and flames were seen rising from the area, which is packed with bars, restaurants and other retail establishments and is known as the heart of Nashville’s central tourist scene.
Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud crash was heard.
These are photos of the 2nd Avenue south. Windows were smashed from the blast area to Broadway. AVOID this area! The media presentation is at South 2nd Avenue and KVB. pic.twitter.com/tocdpHWFgj
– Nashville Fire Department (@NashvilleFD) December 25, 2020
Metro Nashville’s Office of Emergency Management told Nashville television station WKRN that a parked vehicle exploded and damaged several buildings.
No injuries were immediately reported.
The television station also quoted officials as saying the blast did not appear suspicious.
Buck McCoy, who lives near the area, posted videos on Facebook showing water falling from the roof of his home.
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Alarms sound in the background, as do the screams of people in distress. A fire is visible on the street outside.
McCoy said the windows in his house were totally broken.
“All my windows, each and every one of them blew into the next room. If it had been there, it would have been horrible, ”he said.
“It felt like a bomb, it was that big,” he told The Associated Press.
“There were about four cars on fire. I don’t know if it was so hot that they caught fire and the trees were blown up, “he said.
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