Crime & Safety
Lightning Starts Donelson Hotel Fire; Alarms Never Sound, Guests Say
A likely lightning strike sparked a fire at a Donelson hotel and guests say the alarms did not go off.
NASHVILLE, TN — Lightning sparked a fire at a Donelson hotel Saturday morning.
Shortly before 9 a.m., lightning hit the roof of the Comfort Suites on Percy Priest Drive. No one was injured. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)
Don't see this every day. Fire at Donelson Comfort Inn. Possible lightning strike started it. @WKRN @FOXNashville @NC5 @WSMV pic.twitter.com/QeAyymdwS4
— Ken Wagner (@wagner_ken) July 15, 2017
Though the building was evacuated, guests told Fox 17 no alarms sounded.
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