Crews investigating ‘suspicious’ fire at market south of downtown Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Fire crews are working to determine what sparked a fire at a market just south of downtown Nashville early Wednesday morning.

The Nashville Fire Department said crews were sent to the 140 block of Lafayette Street just after 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22 to respond to reports of a commercial fire at Marley’s Market.

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When units arrived at the scene, they said found a pickup truck that was fully engulfed in flames and another fire inside the store.

According to the department, fire personnel also found a broken window in front of the market and are looking to determine whether someone threw something through the glass.

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Crews are also investigating if the pickup truck was intentionally set on fire, according to firefighters at the scene.

Fire officials told a News 2 crew that the fire is believed to be “suspicious in nature” at this time.

Additional details about the incident were not immediately released.

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