NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A fire started on the 27 floor of 505 Church Street Sunday morning around 8:30 a.m. Approximately 350 units are displaced due to a power outage from the fire.
Sprinklers were activated and extinguished the fire, but the floor was filled with smoke. Water flowed to the below floors and caused an electrical fire on the 24 floor, but NFD crews were able to extinguish it.
The system did not notify all residents immediately, so firefighters had to knock on all 528 units to evacuate people, according to a NewsChannel 5 reporter on the scene. The property manager is handling resident issues.
There are no injuries reported according to officials. The power is out, and officials say restoring it will take time because of the water damage.
NFD had turned the scene over to property management of teh 505 building. It remains on fire watch, and floors 3 through 29 are still without power and are displaced.
