Lewis County loses 911 communication after explosion

A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communication outages that took down police emergency 911 operations, AT&T and T-Mobile cell phones, internet services, and networks inside major regional hospitals throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri.

Service went down in the region when a bomb-packed RV blew up outside an AT&T transmission building.

Lewis County’s 911 was completely out of commission beginning around 9 a.m. Christmas morning. As of Monday, Lewis County dispatch could receive 911 calls but the system was not fully up and running properly.

AT&T phone and internet services were restored late Sunday afternoon to the majority of Lewis County.

While officials on Sunday named Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, as the man behind the mysterious explosion in which he was killed, the motive has remained elusive. Officials have not provided insight into why Warner selected the particular location for the bombing.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is asking the federal government to assist Metropolitan Nashville in its response and recovery efforts following the intentional explosion that injured three people and damaged 41 buildings in downtown Nashville.