Some say the Nashville explosion exposed security problems between US communication systems. Edward Lawrence of FOX Business with more.
Camping World millionaire businessman and CEO Marcus Lemonis launched a non-profit organization and donated $ 500,000 of his own money to benefit companies damaged or destroyed by the Nashville Christmas attack.
Lemonis plans to work with local businesses affected by the explosion, which damaged dozens of properties near Second Avenue North in downtown Nashville with a new nonprofit, the Nashville 30 Day Fund.
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“I would like to get a list of all the local businesses that were wiped out by the Nashville explosion. We will work together to provide solutions as a group … and find the funds needed to rebuild and reopen #NashvilleStrong please help me put this together, ”he wrote on Saturday, in the first in a series of tweets about the explosion.
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Hours later, Lemonis announced that he was taking steps to help local businesses by creating a team dedicated to “providing money / finance, insurance and real estate guidance,” among other things, he wrote on Twitter. He later added that he would spend his own money on cleaning and repair efforts.
Lemonis launched the Nashville 30 Day Fund on Monday, with the television personality and business executive injecting $ 500,000 to get the nonprofit to take off. The fund will provide qualified people and forgivable loans of up to $ 100,000.
“The Nashville 30 Day Fund was designed to be quick, easy and free of bureaucracy, as small business owners and individuals work to recover from the effects of the Nashville Christmas attack,” says the fund’s website. “Everything we ask for in return: if you can, pay ahead.
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He said on Sunday that he and a team would visit the City of Music on Wednesday “to start the process with the affected business owners”.
“For those affected, you are not alone”, he tweeted at the time.
Three people were injured and the person believed to be behind the attack, Anthony Quinn Warner, was killed.
Police said Warner was inside a trailer parked on Second Avenue North near an AT&T building when he started broadcasting an audio recording asking people nearby to evacuate and warning that a bomb would explode in minutes. The dark recording changed to Petula Clark’s “Downtown” before the explosion followed.
Investigators have yet to announce the official reason for the attack.
On Wednesday, Lemonis shared photos and videos Nashville and encouraged local businesspeople to meet with him and his team so they could start the recovery process.
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“We are just trying to provide something and if you can help us support this effort, we would appreciate it,” he said in a video posted on Wednesday afternoon. “These funds will go directly to those affected.”
Anyone interested in donating through the Nashville 30 Day Fund can do so by visiting nashville30dayfund.com.
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