Tennessee Firefighters Respond To Alleged Explosion

May 19, 2004
Firefighters evacuated several residents and had to help one person escape from an elevator.
Emergency crews responded to a fire call at a Downtown apartment building overnight. The incident happened around midnight Tuesday at the James Robertson Apartments on 7th Avenue North.

Firefighters say they heard reports of a big booming noise. The source of the blast is unknown, but it apparently caused a power outage. There was a strong smell associated with the outage, many describe as smelling like bacon and eggs.

A fire was never found in the building. Firefighters did evacuate several residents and had to help one person escape from an elevator, but never found any smoke or flames.

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