Shock in Böblingen: 250-kilo aviation bomb successfully defused!

Shock in Böblingen: 250-kilo aviation bomb successfully defused!

Böblingen, Deutschland - Last Thursday, an aviation bomb from the Second World War caused excitement in Böblingen. The 250-kilo bomb was discovered at a construction site near the A81, which resulted in a large-scale operation by the police, fire brigade and other emergency services. As the SWR Aktuell had to be set up around 400 meters around the site, which means that around 500 people, including residents Hotel guests and people from the Wildermuth barracks, their buildings had to leave.

The bomb was already localized and secured on Thursday afternoon. The evacuation was completed at 10.30 p.m. and the defusing took place during the evening. Specialists of the ordnance disposal service managed to successfully defuse the bomb, such as the Szbz . At short after 11 p.m. there was finally the redeeming all -clear for everyone affected - the bomb was made harmless.

security measures and traffic restrictions

Until the bomb was defused, there was no immediate danger to the residents or traffic, but the A81 was temporarily completely closed in both directions. The S-Bahn traffic of the lines S1 and S60 as well as regional and long-distance transport between Böblingen and Sindelfingen/Stuttgart-Vaihingen also had to be discontinued. These measures are necessary to ensure security during such critical missions.

The affected area also included parts of the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen. Although some buildings had to be evacuated in the security zone, vehicle production continued there without interruption. The entire area was intensively monitored with drones during use to enable an efficient procedure.

insights into the problem of unexploded

The discovery of blind companions is not an isolated case in Germany. It is estimated that there are around 100,000 to 300,000 tons of these old bombs in the ground, which are discovered several times a week. Around 5,000 unexploded doors have to be mitigated annually, as the ARD alpha . Often these are found random during construction work or by farmers, which is why constant surveillance and defusing of this danger is urgently necessary.

In order to ensure security for such operations, evacuated in a safety radius. The ignition mechanism usually has to be identified and removed on site, since the transport of such bombs is risky and has already led to serious accidents in the past. In Germany there are self-detonations of blind passers once a year, which increases the risk of the population.