A fire broke out Tuesday at 105 Haywood Lane in South Nashville, the address of Deir Café, a Palestinian coffeehouse that has become a fixture of the Antioch commercial corridor.
The fire was reported Tuesday, according to WZTV, which had a Fox 17 News photographer on the scene as the incident unfolded. The station described the situation as a developing story, and as of publication, Metro officials had not released details on how the fire started, how much of the building was damaged, or whether anyone was hurt.
Deir Café occupies an approximately 5,800-square-foot space at the address and opened in February 2026 after it previously operated as the neighborhood's La Princesa Market, according to Hoodline. What Now Nashville reported a planned expansion into the building and a permit filing, according to What Now Nashville. The café has built a reputation well beyond a typical coffee stop, with Hoodline previously reporting on how it became a late-night hub for Muslim neighbors in South Nashville.
Haywood Lane in South Nashville
The fire was reported at 105 Haywood Lane in South Nashville, and crews responded to the incident.
The property has also drawn recent regulatory attention. A September inspection visit recorded a health inspection score of 55 for Deir Café at the Haywood Lane location, according to nash.news. That inspection context is separate from the fire response and does not speak to the cause of Tuesday's incident.
Fire Department Response and Call Volume
ZIP code 37013 has high call volume. Nashville Fire Department Station 33 is in Antioch and serves the Southeast area; it added a new aerial ladder truck in late 2025 to meet growing demand. Citywide, the fire department's emergency call volume topped 160,000 incidents in 2024 and had already surpassed 139,000 calls through late 2025.
The cause of the Haywood Lane fire remained unknown as of this writing.
This remains a developing story. The precise cause of the fire, the extent of structural damage to the building, whether neighboring commercial units were affected, and whether any occupants or firefighters were injured during the response are all still unknown.
