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The Christmas morning explosion outside Nashville’s AT&T building has caused 911 outages all across the Upper Cumberland.
Putnam County 911 reports AT&T, Verizon and US Cellular lines have all been impacted. In many cases, you cannot dial 911 from these cellular phones. Landline phones appear to be working correctly.
In Putnam County, residents in need of reaching 911 can dial (931) 261-6219 from their cell phone or use a landline.
Cumberland County residents can dial (931) 484-2230. In Clay County, if you are need of assistance, please call (931) 397-4923. Jackson County residents with a cell phone can dial (931) 239-7524. Overton County residents can dial (931) 823-1133. Pickett County residents can dial (931) 871-0292. Van Buren County residents can dial (931) 946-4000. Warren County residents can dial (931) 668-7000. White County residents can dial (931) 738-7111.
This is only in the case of an emergency.
“Service for some customers in Nashville and the surrounding areas may be affected by damage to our facilities from the explosion this morning,” AT&T Representative Jim Greer told the Tennessean. “We are in contact with law enforcement and working as quickly and safely as possible to restore service.”
An RV exploded on Second Avenue in downtown Nashville just after 5:30am Friday. The explosion happened just outside the AT&T Building, more commonly called the Bat Building downtown. It is not known if there is a connection between the explosion and the company.
State officials in Nashville are working through the issue.
