Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Ostviertel, Essen area, Germany on Wed 5th June 2024

Two bombs next to each other in Essen

In Essen, two bombs were also found during exploratory exploratory on Wednesday. A British and one American, each five hundredweight. Both were quite close to each other on Evonik's site in the Ostviertel in Essen's Ostviertel. Here all buildings had to be evacuated within 300 meters, 500 people were affected.

The main fire alert in Essen is not far away. A large part of the building therefore had to be cleared. Includes firefighting vehicles. 18 vehicles are driven out of the halls in the convoy and are parked outside the evacuation circuit.

Bombs in Essen were blown up

Because the ignition of the two bombs could not be turned out, both had to be blown up. They were covered with 120 tons of sand, as well as with fleece. This should absorb the pressure of the blast and prevent splinters from flying around. In the late afternoon, the bombs were finally successfully blown up.