World War II bomb defused in Munich: 400 people evacuated!

World War II bomb defused in Munich: 400 people evacuated!

A World War II bomb was discovered in Munich-Schwabing on July 2, 2025, which was discovered during construction work. The fire brigade was quickly on the scene and began evacuating the surrounding buildings towards the evening. How World Reportedly, a special team set out to defuse the 250 kilogram bomb shortly before 9 p.m. The evacuation had previously been in full swing to ensure the safety of residents and surrounding facilities.

The evacuation radius included not only the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry, but also a residential group for people with physical disabilities. The tz informed that patients from the psychiatric clinic had to be distributed to other hospitals, while patients from the nearby Munich Clinic did not need to be transferred because only two buildings were in the critical area.

Evacuation and traffic disruptions

The evacuations affected loud South Germans a total of about 400 people. To support the evacuation, the emergency services used loudspeaker trucks. The police cordoned off the area around the construction site and protective walls were built at the bomb site.

Due to the evacuations, there were significant restrictions on local public transport. Bus route 142 was rerouted and several stops could not be served at times. The U2 and U3 subway lines were also affected; Access to the Scheidplatz subway station was temporarily closed.

Mitigation and risks

The defusing was originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m., but the date was postponed due to a thunderstorm that increased the risk of static electricity. It was not until 9:50 p.m. that the bomb was finally successfully defused, with the critical part of the explosive device weighing 125 kilograms being defused.

Munich is strongly influenced by its history; During the Second World War the city was bombed over 70 times. World War II bombs are repeatedly found, which has not been unusual in recent years. There was a similar incident in Schwabing 13 years ago, when a 250-kilogram bomb was discovered and exploded in a controlled manner, damaging 17 buildings.

The city administration and the emergency services draw a positive conclusion: thanks to the prompt response and effective evacuation, all affected people were brought to safety in a timely manner.