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No injuries reported after possible explosive device detonates at Murfreesboro apartments

Possible explosive device detonates at Murfreesboro apartments
Some residents evacuated after explosion at Murfreesboro apartments
No injuries reported after possible explosion at Murfreesboro apartments
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — No injuries were reported after a possible improvised explosive device detonated at a Murfreesboro apartment complex.

Murfreesboro police officers were called to the Vie apartments, located not far from Middle Tennessee State University, around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Investigators responded to reports of a possible explosion, possibly involving an air conditioning unit.

The blast happened outside one of the units but no one was hurt. Minor damage was reported.

Some residents were evacuated as a precaution.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol's bomb squad was called out to the scene. The ATF has also been alerted.