Explosion and power outage at USN building, Nashville TN
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Other Non-Crime EventAs discussed during the dispatch call, a loud explosion and power outage were reported at the USN building near Edgehill Avenue in Nashville. Officials determined that the likely cause was a transformer malfunction, possibly due to an animal contact.
Audio|Heard on: Davidson TN Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:9
Transcript:
00:00
We heard a large explosion and then the power went off in part of our building here at USN.
00:04
Are you guys having any issues with power?
00:08
Negative.
00:12
Templar. Hey, are you there? Are you direct on that?
00:16
You're not.
00:17
Are you direct on 86's traffic?
00:21
That's negative.
00:22
What you got?
00:23
She's just reporting that they heard a loud sound and now the power is out in part of the building.
00:31
That's step four.
00:34
Eight zero to boy 86.
00:38
Go ahead.
00:42
Yeah, if one of y'all could just do a quick check around exterior, might have been a transformer blowing.
00:48
Dispatch,
00:49
if anybody's monitoring the air, see if there is any other calls that may be related to that.
00:55
It was probably a transformer because it was a pretty loud explosion.
01:03
Ten four. You able to contact (name withheld)?
01:09
Twenty six, five driver on an exterior.
01:13
Ten 426. B 85.
01:21
Boy 85.
01:24
Yes, I'm walking on trying to get a visual on the Edge Hill side in front of USN.
01:32
So far.
01:34
And dispatch to eight six and eight zero, listening to Metro's air.
01:39
Sounds like an animal.
01:42
An animal might have been involved in that.
01:46
Boy, thank you, (name withheld).
01:50
And correction, it came from weapons detection, not Metro.
01:54
And 26, this is 26.
02:01
Calling two six.
02:03
Ten four, ma'am.
02:04
Just advising you we just got notification from weapons detection that an animal may have been involved.
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Location mentioned:
Edgehill Ave, Nashville, TN 37212
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