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The explosive ordnance disposal service detonated the World War II bomb that was found Tuesday in Cologne-Klettenberg at the site. Over the course of the night it turned out that the failure could not be defused. According to information from the city, it was a ten-quintal bomb with a long detonator.
The demolition took place at 1:10 am Debris will be removed later in the evening, road closures will be gradually lifted, according to the city.
Residents in the evacuation area are allowed to return to their houses and apartments, only the houses that are directly next to the site on Luxemburger Straße 342 need to be examined for damage before they can be released.
Meanwhile, more than 200 people were waiting at the city contact point and, according to the city, firefighters carried out 68 patient transports before the demolition. The fire department also supports the return of evacuees with patient transport. A total of 7,200 people had to leave their homes.
Police patrol cars block the Luxemburger Strasse at night. Traffic was also stopped on line 18 of the light rail.
To ensure the blast, emergency services brought around 50 cubic meters (equivalent to around 70,000 kilograms) of sand to the site. At the same time, about 120,000 liters of bagged water were brought into the site, which was also required.
Difficult conditions due to rain
Due to the long-lasting detonator of the bomb, action had to be taken quickly and the bomb had to be defused or exploded on Tuesday. To do this, the danger zone had to be cordoned off and evacuated within a radius of 500 meters.
The law enforcement office ended the second ring at 6 pm A city spokesman said a family had to be taken from their apartment with the help of police. And the rain and the onset of darkness made it difficult for the munitions disposal service and the law enforcement office.
The Luxemburger Strasse was completely closed between Sülzburgstrasse and Militärringstrasse.
The danger zone must be evacuated within a radius of 500 meters.
According to the city, two positive corona cases and nine suspected corona cases were identified among those who needed to be evacuated. “These people were evacuated and housed in isolation,” said a spokesman.
The place where the fiasco was found is on Luxemburger Strasse in Klettenberg.
The KVB had established a shuttle service to the contact point in the south stadium to support the evacuation. The buses picked up people at the corner of Sülzgürtel and Luxemburger Strasse and took them from there directly to the contact point in the Südstadion. The rules of the Crown Protection Ordinance applied, that is: A textile cover for the mouth and nose had to be worn on the bus. Also in the possible queue in front of the contact point, the minimum distance of 1.50 meters had to be respected and a mouth and nose cover had to be worn.
Multiple KVB lines affected by shutdowns
KVB lines 13 and 18, as well as bus line 142 were affected by the night closure, while line 18 has not operated between the Eifelwall and Hürth-Hermülheim stops. Instead, line 13 took the normal route from Ehrenfeld to the Zülpicher Straße / Gürtel stop. From there he turned onto Gürtel and drove to the end of line 9 at Hermeskeiler Platz.
Due to road closures, the entire area must be extensively avoided. (ksta)
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