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No injuries reported after possible explosive device detonates at Murfreesboro apartments

Posted at 6:12 AM, Apr 10, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-10 08:59:35-04

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.