Update from April 29, 2023, 1 p.m.: Experts have initial information about the bomb
The experts of defusing company from Middle Franconia have now examined the bomb that was found the day before near the Schweinfurt train station. It is a 500 kilogram aircraft bomb. The evacuation area must be extended accordingly from 300 to 500 meters, reports the city of Schweinfurt.
The evacuation, which started at 12 p.m., now affects the following areas:
- Ernst-Sachs-Strasse between the junction with Heinrich-Lauer-Strasse and the Hahnen Hügel Bridge intersection
- Hauptbahnhofstrasse between Wirsingstrasse and the entrance to the Kaufland car park
- Gustav-Heusinger-Strasse between the Sachs Colony and Hauptbahnhofstrasse
- Stresemannstrasse between the junction with John-F.-Kennedy-Ring and Hauptbahnhofstrasse
- Wirsingstrasse between the junction with Friedrich-Ruß-Strasse and Hauptbahnhofstrasse
- cross street
- Upper pastures
The Schweinfurt main station is no longer available, from 2.30 p.m. the rail traffic is also closed. All road users should avoid the area extensively. The population living in the restricted area should leave the area and follow the orders of the police.
The city of Schweinfurt has one Lounge in the Georg Wichtermann Hall established, which is available to those who are not accommodated elsewhere. For the population to be evacuated, a bus shuttle furnished. In addition, a citizen phone set up, which can be reached on 09721 51-0.
First report from April 29, 2023, 11 a.m.: Blocking and evacuation from noon today
In Schweinfurt is a bomb been discovered, resulting in large-scale road closures on Saturday (April 29, 2023). The bomb is supposed to be around noon defused become.
Late on Friday evening, the fire brigade received the message that on the premises of a logistics company in the Ernst-Sachs-Strasse the city of Schweinfurt informed on Saturday morning that an aircraft bomb from World War II was found. The Schweinfurt police station has one bomb disposal team requested, which examined the bomb during the night. The police and fire brigade agree that the bomb should be defused on Saturday.
Air bomb in Schweinfurt is defused
In order to ensure the safety of the population, the area within a radius of 300 meters around the bomb site must be evacuated. The necessary ones road closures will be from about 11:30 a.m furnished that evacuation of the population starts against 12 o’clock.
The Schweinfurt main station will no longer be available after the lockdown. Arriving trains can be left until around 2:30 p.m. A boarding however, is not possible. From 2.30 p.m. there will also be a blockage of rail traffic.
The city of Schweinfurt has one as the responsible security authority coordination staff set up, which takes the necessary preparatory and evacuation measures in coordination with the police, ILS, Deutsche Bahn and the two affected industrial companies ZF and SKF.
All road users should avoid the area extensively. The population living in the restricted area should leave the area from 12 p.m. and follow the orders of the police. The city of Schweinfurt judges one lounge one available to those who cannot find accommodation elsewhere.
