Huge bombing in Brixen: traffic chaos and evacuations!

Huge bombing in Brixen: traffic chaos and evacuations!

In the Brixen Süd industrial estate, a 454 -kilogram flying bomb from the Second World War will be defused on Sunday, February 16, which was discovered during construction at the beginning of the week. In order to guarantee security during defusing, around 500 residents have to leave their apartments. The evacuation of the red zone, which includes a radius of 591 meters, begins at 7.30 a.m. and must be completed by 8.45 a.m. From 8:30 a.m. the power supply within a radius of 250 meters will also be gradually switched off, such as 5min.at reported.

The decisive defusing work runs from 9 a.m. to around 12 p.m., with the detonators away directly at the site, since transport is considered too dangerous. Then the defused bomb is brought to the Gasser gravel pit in Natz-Schabs and broken down there between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The entire process is accompanied by the government commissioner, the volunteer fire brigade and other authorities, to ensure that the volunteer fire brigade and other authorities. The population is kept up to date via a special information system and via the BürgerService app, such as