2-alarm fire damages Bellevue apartment complex

BELLEVUE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Crews with the Nashville Fire Department worked to extinguish a fire Tuesday morning at an apartment complex along Old Hickory Boulevard in Bellevue.

The Nashville Fire Department posted on X at approximately 2:42 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, saying firefighters were handling a 2-alarm apartment fire in the 500 block of Old Hickory Boulevard.

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According to Kendra Loney, Public Information Officer for NFD, crews were dispatched to the complex at 1:30 a.m. after a resident called to report a balcony was on fire.

When crews first arrived on scene, they reportedly saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the third level of the complex.

Officials said the roof of one building partially collapsed. However, all occupants were accounted for and no injuries have been reported at this time.

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According to the department, the fire was contained between the breezeways. Investigators said they believe the blaze started on a balcony.

Additional information about the fire was not immediately released.

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