Crime & Safety
Burning Car On Briley Likely Arson, Fire Officials Say
Nashville Fire and Metro Police are investigating a car believed to be set fire intentionally at a construction site near Briley.
EAST NASHVILLE, TN — A burning car was discovered early Monday at a construction site at Ewing Lane and Knight Drive near Briley Parkway and police and fire investigators aren't sure how or why it was there.
The fire was originally reported in the wee hours of Monday morning, but firefighters had to return around 6 a.m. after the blaze rekindled. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)
Fire officials called in Metro Police to help investigate. MNPD was working to find out if the car had been reported stolen.
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