Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Hessen, Hanau area, Germany on Wed 1st March 2023

World War II bomb in Hanau blown up in a controlled manner The explosive ordnance clearance service successfully detonated a 250-kilogram aircraft bomb in Hanau. The evacuations affected 16,000 people. The defusing turned out differently than planned. A World War II bomb weighing 250 kilograms was detonated in a controlled manner in Hanau. This was announced by the Mayor of Hanau, Claus Kaminsky (SPD), at 8:19 p.m. on Facebook. "The restricted area has been lifted. Come home safely," the mayor posted a little later to the address of the residents who had to leave their homes. Ordnance clearance service decides to blow up The defusing of the bomb did not go according to plan. One detonator could be removed, the other not, Kaminsky reported around 5 p.m. Therefore, the explosive ordnance clearance service decided to blow up the bomb in a controlled manner on Wednesday evening. The area around the bomb site was evacuated on Wednesday morning. The evacuation was completed at 1:26 p.m., the city announced on Twitter. Around 16,000 people were affected by the evacuation. The Main-Kinzig-Halle was made available as emergency accommodation. Production at company stopped The plant fire brigade of the technology company Heraeus found the bomb on Tuesday morning on the company premises near downtown Hanau. The explosive ordnance clearance service of the Darmstadt Regional Council then secured the site - and set the security area at 750 meters around the site. 3,000 Heraeus employees were also unable to go to work on Wednesday. Production stopped in the morning. "We can handle it quite well. But it's also a bit exciting," said company spokeswoman Diana BŸchner. There are contingency plans for such situations. The metal processing company Vacuumschmelze was also affected by the evacuation. Hospital: "Relatively relaxed" The hospital was also affected by the closure. Around 70 patients were taken to other hospitals and a community center in the area on Tuesday. Around 180 patients, including 50 intensive care patients, could be relocated to secure areas within the clinic. Around 100 patients were discharged as planned. "We already managed that yesterday afternoon and evening," said Janina Sauer, press spokeswoman for the clinic. "That's done. Now we can be relatively relaxed today." Schools and day-care centers affected The Bernhard Eberhard old people's center had also been evacuated. The Anne Frank School and the Brothers Grimm School were also within the security radius. The Ludwig Geissler School also remained closed. The following day-care centers were also affected: Janusz-Korczak day-care center, BrŸder-Grimm day-care center, Margareten day-care center, Saalburgstrasse childrenÕs home, TŸmpelgarten childrenÕs castle and day-care center, St. Josef day-care center, the Kathinka-Platzhoff FoundationÕs family center and the Kathinka-Platzhoff FoundationÕs ÒIn the middleÓ offer. Foundation, endowment. All daycare centers outside the safety radius remained open. The TŸmpelgarten neighborhood house, the SŸd-Ost district center, the Jahnhalle, the main cemetery and the Hanau citizen service were also closed. The Main-Kinzig-Halle served as an emergency shelter. The fire brigade announced on Twitter that people with walking disabilities would be taken to collection points and that numerous volunteer helpers were ready. According to the city, more than 700 rescue workers were deployed - from the police and fire brigade to the technical relief organization and employees from several rescue services. There were also employees from the municipal regulatory office, the Darmstadt regional council, the Main-Kinzig district and the Hanau public utility company. Friedberg-Hanau railway line partially closed The bomb find also had an effect on train and bus traffic: the railway line between Friedberg and Hanau was already partially closed on Tuesday. The trains only went to Hanau-Nord station and from there back to Friedberg instead of going through to the main station. Alternatively, buses drove between Hanau Central Station and Hanau-Nord, as the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) announced on Wednesday. There were also restrictions on the S6: the line runs between Frankfurt-SŸd and Gro§-Karben every 30 minutes. Public transport buses ran until the area was officially closed.