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Status: 27.01.2021 11:05 pm
A World War II bomb plane was found at Heiligengeistfeld in Hamburg on Wednesday. Late at night, the explosive ordnance disposal service rendered him harmless.
The British aerial bomb was not far from Millerntor Stadium in the St. Pauli district. The 250-kilogram dud was found Wednesday afternoon during exploratory work at the Heiligengeistfeld. According to the fire department, the deactivation began shortly before 10 pm The bomb was detonated in a controlled manner. After about 40 minutes, the firefighters gave the go-ahead via Twitter. Little by little the previously established closures were lifted.
U3 and closed streets
At night, traffic around the scene of the incident was idle, even the airspace was closed. Subway line 3 no longer ran between the Schlump and Baumwall stops from 8:30 pm The elevated railway installed a replacement service with buses.
Emergency accommodation in the exhibition halls
For security reasons, people had to leave their homes within a radius of 300 meters around the site. According to the fire department, almost 570 people were taken out of the exclusion zone. They were mainly residents south of Heiligengeistfeld. Aid organizations took some of them to an empty exhibition hall that was being prepared as emergency accommodation. There were beer benches and folding beds ready. By a large margin, because transportation and accommodation in emergency shelter had to be Corona compatible. A spokesman for the fire department said it was a big challenge. After the bombs were defused, residents were able to return to their apartments.
