What This Story Is About
- Four suspected winter-storm-related deaths have been reported in Nashville.
Why It Matters
- The aftermath of the historic ice storm included widespread outages across Nashville.
For Context
- TEMA reports that outages peaked at 315,533 during this ice storm statewide. Nashville outages peaked at about 230,000.
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has released the names of the four victims whose deaths are suspected to be related to the historic ice storm.
On Thursday, officials confirmed that the latest victim was a 92-year-old man who was found in his home on Blank Street on Wednesday. A police spokesperson said that the man had a generator powering a small heater with an extension cord.
When a family member went to check on him, they found the generator was not running and that it was roughly 47 degrees inside the home…