Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Friesenheim , Friesenheim area, Germany on Fri 3rd December 2021

The world war bomb in Ludwigshafen has been defused. According to SWR information, the defusing went without incident. On Friday morning, more than 3,000 residents had to leave their homes for security reasons. The work of the ordnance disposal service was delayed by almost two hours on Friday because there were problems evacuating the residents. According to SWR information, the residents were only informed about handouts by the authorities on Thursday afternoon. Dud weighed 500 kilograms The 500-kilogram dud was discovered on Wednesday during construction work on the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in the Friesenheim district. Residents who were unable to stay with friends or relatives spent the time in the Ludwigshafen Pfalzbau until it was defused. The 3G rule applies there. Therefore, the evacuees were first tested for corona. According to the city administration, some residents were in quarantine. Mayor Jutta Steinruck (SPD) did not want to give an exact number, but there were quite a few. According to the fire brigade, the city has rented an entire floor in a Ludwigshafen hotel for these people. This ensures that the risk of corona infection remains as low as possible. "The defusing must not become a spreader event." Jutta Steinruck, Lord Mayor of the City of Ludwigshafen City of Ludwigshafen activates the information telephone The city had switched an information phone to all those affected who, for example, needed accommodation for the time of the evacuation and defusing, could not leave their apartment without outside help or are in corona quarantine.