At least some 14,000 residents of Lublin, in southeastern Poland, were evacuated from the city on Thursday evening after Found a large amount of unexploded explosives from World War III was released this Friday.
According to the team of firefighters who investigated the site, “the risk of explosion is very high”, after they found at least one bomb weighing about 250 kilograms, which led to an urgent evacuation of the area and surrounding streets.
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The evacuation process began around 7 a.m. local time (6 a.m. Lisbon), and authorities provided free public transport and parking, assistance for people with disabilities, assembly points and temporary shelters.
All evacuees were asked to leave the area by 11 a.m. local time (10 a.m. in Lisbon) and that before leaving their homes, they had turned off the gas, water and electricity, closed the doors and windows and that they had their identity papers and carry the necessary medication.
Once the withdrawal is complete, a commando of military sappers will attempt to deactivate the explosives, an operation that could take hours.
Near Wronska Street, where the explosives were found, there was a small airfield and an aircraft factory that were bombed by Germany in September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, and it is believed that the bomb and explosives found may date from that time.
The discovery of explosives and bombs that have remained buried since World War II is relatively common in Poland, where some of the conflict’s heaviest fighting took place.
A month ago, 72 rounds of unexploded ordnance were found on the grounds of a school about 80 kilometers from Warsaw while renovation work on the school’s piping was underway.
Last year, thousands of residents of Wroclaw (west) were evacuated twice after alarms were raised over the discovery of several bombs, including a half-ton bomb, during construction work.
In February of this year, an 11-year-old girl was injured when she accidentally fired a World War II rifle she found in a forest.
Source: DN
