POWER OUT IN A LARGE PORTION OF DOWNTOWN
Disaster Information Centers and Assistance Open Today at Noon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2010
EOC Media Desk
(615) 862-8540
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Electric Service’s East Network substation of the Demonbreun substation are out of service. All businesses in the area from Fifth Avenue to First Avenue and from Demonbreun Street to Commerce Street are without power. Power will be out for the next few days downtown due to water in underground vaults. NES has 54 crews working the current outages, and 3,500 total customers without power.
Disaster Information Centers and Assistance Open Today at Noon
Community-based response for social and human services has begun in coordination with the Metro EOC and Nashville Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). Today at noon Metro will open two Disaster Information Centers to provide general information on utilities, social service assistance, and legal and insurance information. Centers will be staffed by volunteers, Parks Department and other Metro employees. Citizens can drop by for information from 12-8pm.
Bellevue Community Center
656 Colice Jeanne Rd. 37221
Coleman Community Center
384 Thompson Lane 37211
We will have Salvation Army mobile feeding stations available nearby at St. Edwards Church and Bellevue Baptist Church to provide lunch and dinner for individuals and families who need information support. These centers will not be equipped for medical assistance. Citizens who need emergency assistance are urged to call 911. Metro continues to coordinate volunteers through Hands On Nashville www.hon.org. The most urgent need continues to be cash donations, which can be made to the Metro Disaster Fund at www.cfmt.org