Aviation bomb in Cham: Evacuation successful, danger banned!

Aviation bomb in Cham: Evacuation successful, danger banned!

Cham, Deutschland - in Cham, Upper Palatinate, was an exciting and tense day today. A 250-kilo aviation bomb from the Second World War was discovered this morning during construction and ensured extensive evacuation measures. The defusing began around 05:30 a.m. and was successful in how [br.de] (https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/fliegerbombe-in-chham-geckt-krankenhaus-werd-vakuiert ,uqtj4vu). The detonator of the bomb, which may have already been activated, was blown up on site, and then the bomb could be removed. This was particularly important because there was a risk in advance that the long -term igniter of the bomb could have been activated.

Around 2,500 residents had to leave their houses around the site at a radius of 700 meters. For those who had no other place, the city made the city hall available in Cham. District Administrator Franz Löffler had already determined the disaster in the evening of the previous day at 8:30 p.m. and initiated appropriate measures. The police, fire brigade, THW and rescue workers were on site and monitored the situation.

regular operation after evacuation

After the defusing successfully completed, all closures were lifted. The return of the residents, patients of the hospital and residents of the St. Michael nursing home is now possible. School lessons in Cham can also take place regularly, as the district office announced. The hospital had moved patients to surrounding facilities in advance in order to be prepared for the possible dangers.

A comparison to a similar incident in Ettlingen in the district of Karlsruhe shows that the problem of duds is not new. A 1,000 kg flying bomb was discovered there on Monday, July 7th. Around 1,500 residents had to be evacuated, and the defusing was successfully completed around 1 a.m. the following day. Similar measures to ensure public security were also taken there, with the bomb being defused at a two -meter -deep crater to minimize the effects of a possible explosion, such as Tagesschau.de reported.

The challenge of ordnance disposal

Germany has to struggle with the problem of blind passers from the Second World War. It is estimated that there are between 100,000 and 300,000 tons of these dangerous relics in the soil, and about 5,000 of these unexploded goers have to be cleared, as the information from ardalpha.de. The defusing of bombs is often necessary because the ignition mechanisms are not only different, but also unpredictable. This makes evacuation a risky but necessary task to ensure the safety of citizens.

The current situation in Cham has once again shown how important preventive measures and the willingness of the authorities are to protect the population. A bomb defusing is always associated with challenges and risks, but the quick action of the police and rescue workers has contributed to the fact that worse things have been prevented.