[outages] Explosion in Nashville

[Luis Diaz]

May want to consider moving this discussion to something more private.



On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 9:30 AM Ross Tajvar via Outages <outages at outages.org>
wrote:

> Latest update from AT&T:
>
>
>
> AT&T Corporate Real Estate teams are now gathering on site after pausing
> work last night due a fire that reignited on site around midnight. The Fire
> Marshall has joined the AT&T team to provide official approval to proceed.
> Last night, the teams were able to accomplish testing the busbar, placing
> the temporary generators, completing power cabling, and opening all the
> breakers on the individual floors. It is estimated that this round of power
> related work is about 75% complete. The target is for energizing is 1200
> CST. A partial analysis by the AT&T Structural Engineer initial found no
> concrete or steel damage that caused major concern. Once team re-engage
> this morning, they will complete their full analysis and ensure it is safe
> for restoration crews to proceed. AT&T Mechanical Engineers have confirmed
> there is roughly 3 feet of water in the basement with potential damage to
> mechanical equipment in that area. It is also suspected that commercial
> power may not be available for some time and as a result power will come
> from AT&T and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency generators. Additional
> technician support will be made available rotating over a 24 hour period.
>
> Core CBB teams continue to work on the secondary plan to reroute around
> the Nashville 2nd Ave location. They had some success this morning at 05:05
> CT when core connectivity was established for the Winchester, KY office.
> Partial 911 connectivity has been restored in that specific area. Work will
> continue on the CBB reroute plans in several locations around the Southeast
> Region.
>
> We have installed a SatCOLT positioned in the area of the CO NSVLTNMT
> building and is up and taking traffic to aid in communication. The
> secondary SatCOLT arrived and has been turned up to provide additional
> coverage.
>
> The next update will be issued at approximately 13:00 CT, unless there is
> a significant change in status
>
> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 7:49 PM Ross Tajvar <ross at tajvar.io> wrote:
>
>> Got this internally, sharing here:
>>
>> Here is the update from AT&T:
>> >
>> > The front 1/3rd of their building is structuraly damaged.  That
>> includes fiber entry.
>> > They have no power and there is major flooding on all floors including
>> the basement.
>> > The Fire Department is en route with pump trucks to help with the
>> flooding.
>> > They have Building Engineers and Electricians on the way to  look into
>> the structure and getting power turned on.
>> > They have 2 850KW generators on the way and 2 1MW generators on standby.
>> > They have new A/C Chillers on the way (Existing Chiller plant was
>> destroyed)
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 3:38 PM Jay R. Ashworth via Outages <
>> outages at outages.org> wrote:
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Kurt Duncan via Outages" <outages at outages.org>
>>>
>>> > Anyone else seeing phone or internet issues due to the AT&T building
>>> being
>>> > damaged by the explosion in Nashville ?
>>>
>>> Let's please continue to confine replies here to specific information
>>> about
>>> network impacts, and keep the speculation threads to -discuss; thanks to
>>> whomever already started that thread.  I would name them, but the
>>> caffeine
>>> hasn't kicked in yet.
>>>
>>> If you're in that building in Nash, we'll be particularly interested in
>>> anything you're allowed to tell us in between bailing.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -- jr '<admin/>' a
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