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Dramatic night at Frankfurt Airport: World War II bomb defuses!
A World War II bomb was defused at Frankfurt Airport. Flight operations remained undisturbed, restrictions were low.
Dramatic night at Frankfurt Airport: World War II bomb defuses!
A world war bomb was successfully defused at Frankfurt Airport on Wednesday night. The dud, which was discovered during construction near the A5 motorway, had a weight of 75 to 100 kilograms. According to Exxpress.at, the defusing was completed at 11:39 p.m. without the flight operated, since there is a night flight ban in Frankfurt. Thus, the restrictions for passengers were minimal, although the A5 motorway between the Frankfurter Kreuz and Langen was temporarily closed and released shortly after midnight.
As part of the defusing, the professional fire brigade Frankfurt and the ordnance clearing service were deployed. In order to ensure the safety of residents and travelers, a blocking radius of 500 meters around the site was set up, which was located near Terminal 3 and the Zeppelinheim motorway junction. The Intercity Hotel was also evacuated while the emergency services were required to defuse. These measures ensured that there was no danger to the people in the area, while the bomb was processed, reports [hessschau.de] (https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/weltkriegsbombe-am-flight-frankfurt-foltrich-tiFaerft-V8.WIRK WIRGSBOMBE-FREFULHFURT-100.HTML).
Background to blind passers
In Germany, an estimated between 100,000 and 300,000 tons of unexploded goers from the Second World War are admitted to the ground. Every year, around 5,000 of these dangerous remains must be cleared to ensure security. The ARD explains that these duds are often discovered through construction work or agricultural activities and, in such cases, the police have to be reported. Danger areas are identified by the analysis of historical aerial photographs.
The defusing is usually on site because the transport of such bombs is dangerous. The process requires careful handling to minimize the risk of explosion. Older bombs can be unpredictable, and in Germany there are self-detonations every year, which lead to injured and dead. A safety radius is usually set to enable evacuations, while the experts remove the ignition mechanism and, if necessary, bring the explosive to explode in a controlled manner.