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An early-morning explosion in downtown Nashville is believed to be “an intentional act,” according to the city’s police.Imagery from the scene showed black smoke shooting up from a burning car. Nashville fire personnel reported taking three people to area hospitals with non critical injuries. But the blast knocked down trees and blew out windows from multiple storefronts nearby the Cumberland River.Video making its way across social media showed a terrifying blast that left businesses aflame and prompted wails from people in the area calling for help.Law enforcement responded to a suspicious vehicle parked on 2nd Avenue and Commerce Street, near the AT&T Building, shortly after 6 A.M. A Metro Nashville police spokesperson, Don Aaron, said police had an unspecified reason to summon a “hazardous-devices unit,” which was en route to the scene when “an explosion linked to that vehicle took place” at 6:30.> about 12 minutes after explosion in nashville nashvilleexplosion > > vantage point - corner of 2nd and Demonbreun pic.twitter.com/M7XjaVnccx> > — Amanda Bagley SaaS XR (@AmandaReality) December 25, 2020> piece of debris flew through 20 story window 2 blocks south of the nashvilleexplosion pic.twitter.com/NaftLy5wxy> > — Amanda Bagley SaaS XR (@AmandaReality) December 25, 2020The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and local authorities are conducting what Aaron called a “large-scale” investigation. “We do believe the explosion was an intentional act.” Metro police and Tennessee Highway Patrol are cordoning off Nashville’s downtown.The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. No information on a possible motive is yet available.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.