Early mornings at Richard Gillaspie’s home are usually peaceful, until recently.
“We’re just not used to hearing explosions that early in the morning,” said Gillaspie. “I was sitting at the computer kind of starting my morning ritual and all of the sudden I heard this bang and Teresa, my wife, was getting ready for work and she come out of the bathroom, ‘what was that?’”
He along with others in the West Nashville area claim they heard an explosion from the Southern Recycling facility last week at 5 a.m.
"So when it happened again this last week I was like 'ok this is ridiculous'," said resident Kayla Hill. She said last week was the third time since April she was awoken by the noise.
She has made several complaints to the fire marshal.
“We’re worried about our safety and the neighborhood’s safety, not just the structure of our homes and the integrity of our foundation,” said Hill.