Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in North Rhine Westphalia, Willi-Lippens-Platz behind the stadium on Hafenstrasse area, Germany on Tue 24th May 2022

Dud find in Bergeborbeck Citizens' hotline for bomb disposal is switched to the new telephone number 0201 88-33333 05/24/2022 As part of exploratory work, a dud was found today (May 24) on Willi-Lippens-Platz behind the stadium on Hafenstrasse. The American ten hundredweight bomb is still being defused today. All buildings within a 500 meter radius of the bomb site will be evacuated until the end of the defuse. During defusing, you should stay in parts of the building within a radius of 500 meters to 1,000 meters that are facing away from the bomb. A care center will be set up to look after the people to be evacuated. The fire brigade will take into account the current special situation surrounding the corona virus when caring for people on site. Obstacles to private transport and public transport are to be expected, including on the railway lines. Drivers who know the area are asked to drive around the area. Current information on bomb disposal is available on the City of Essen's website at www.essen.de/bombenfund , on City of Essen - Das Stadtportal, the official Facebook account of the City of Essen at www.facebook.com/StadtportalEssen and via the local media. The citizens' hotline for bomb disposal will be set up today under a new telephone number on 0201 88-33333. Editor: City of Essen Press and Communications Office City Hall, Porscheplatz 45121 Essen Phone: +49 201 88 0 (head office) Email: [email protected] URL: www.essen.de/presse