US EditionFire in a parking structure in downtown Nashville prompts some evacuations
- A large fire erupted early Tuesday in a parking garage at Nashville's main public library on 6th and Commerce, forcing nearby hotel evacuations.
- The fire began on the third story and quickly spread through the third to sixth floors, with explosions starting around 1:15 a.m., prompting emergency response.
- At least 50 firefighters worked on the scene where the ramp between floors collapsed and street-cleaning vehicles inside caught fire, sending smoke into the nearby Renaissance Hotel.
- A witness reported seeing black smoke and hearing cars explode, and officials said the parking garage will remain closed for a significant time while investigators assess damage.
- The incident interrupted downtown Nashville’s busy nightlife area near Broadway and may disrupt public parking and municipal vehicle operations until repairs complete.
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Metro Fire investigating what caused a parking garage to catch fire and collapse | News Channel 3-12
By Kelly Broderick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Metro Fire is working to figure out what caused part of a parking garage on 6th and Commerce to catch fire and collapse overnight. The call went out just before 2 a.m. on Tuesday. This was a 2-alarm garage fire connected to the Renaissance Hotel. Several cars caught fire and the hotel had to be evacuated. The building has been deemed unsafe and no one is al…
Downtown Nashville library parking garage partially collapses after fire
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Fire crews were called to an intense scene at a parking garage early Tuesday morning in downtown Nashville after local residents reported hearing explosions. Firefighters responded to the downtown Nashville library parking structure fire just before 2 a.m. near 7th Avenue North and Commerce Street. Man shot while delivering ice cream in Columbia neighborhood According to Nashville Fire Department District Chief Ma…
Explosions heard as large fire erupts inside downtown Nashville parking garage
MNPD said the ramp from the third to fourth floor of the parking garage collapsed on top of vehicles and Nashville Fire said the fifth floor of the parking deck fell onto the fourth floor.
Parking garage blaze in downtown Nashville prompts some evacuations, no injuries reported
A fire broke out in a parking garage of Nashville's main public library early Tuesday, sending a large plume of smoke into the air downtown and forcing evacuations from a nearby hotel. A witness heard explosions from the structure but fire officials said no injuries were reported.“The fire went all the way across the fourth floor” of the garage, Nashville District Fire Chief Martin Hampton told WKRN-TV. He said vehicles inside were on fire, incl…
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