An aircraft bomb from the Second World War was discovered on Eisenbahnstrasse in Mönchengladbach. The defusing begins.
Update, 8:58 p.m.: The defusing of the bomb in Mönchengladbach begins with a delay of almost an hour.
Update, 8:52 p.m.: Actually, the bomb in Mönchengladbach should be defused at 8 p.m. However, almost an hour later, the disarming process still could not begin. First, a bedridden person had to be brought out of the danger area. After that, apparently several people in one apartment delayed the defusing. “The police and the public order office are now using force to gain access to an apartment. The city of Mönchengladbach announced that four people had to be taken into custody by the police. The background is currently unclear.
First report from November 26th, 4:06 p.m.
Bomb found in Mönchengladbach: defused at 8 p.m. – train traffic is stopped
Mönchengladbach – A five hundredweight bomb from the Second World War was discovered on Eisenbahnstrasse in Mönchengladbach. According to the city, it is a British aerial bomb. It should be defused today, probably at 8 p.m. The evacuation of the affected area has just started. The NINA warning app has also already triggered.
- What happened? An English five hundredweight bomb was found in Mönchengladbach
- Where was the bomb found? On the railway site on Eisenbahnstraße in Mönchengladbach-Schmölderpark
- When is the defusing planned? The bomb is due to be defused on November 26th at around 8 p.m.
- Who will be affected by the evacuation? 2150 people – the evacuation area was laid out within a radius of 300 meters from where the bomb was found
- Care center? The contact point for those affected is the Hockstein Community Elementary School (Klusenstraße)
- What is the current standing? According to the city, the defusing begins “according to plan at 8 p.m.”. Train traffic in the affected area is now suspended.
- This text is continuously updated.
Bomb found in Mönchengladbach-Schmölderpark
The bomb was discovered in the Schmölderpark district in Mönchengladbach. The city names the railway site on Eisenbahnstrasse as the exact location. “The defusing will take place today later in the day. To do this, the area has to be evacuated within a radius of 300 meters from the site, ”said a city spokesman. The evacuation started at 4 p.m. 2150 people are affected. In the area between 300 and 500 meters around the site of the discovery, no people are allowed to be outdoors during the defusing process. In addition, the windows should be closed.
–After the evacuation made good progress at first, there seem to be problems shortly after 7 p.m. because people are still in the restricted area. “Please leave the restricted area now to prevent delays,” the city said on its Facebook page. At 8 p.m., the bomb is to be defused by the ordnance disposal service of the Düsseldorf district government. That will continue to be sought. The defusing is expected to take 45 minutes as the detonator of the bomb has to be blown, according to the city. Therefore there will be a detonation later. “But that is not a cause for concern,” emphasizes the city.
NEW buses have been available for evacuation since 4 p.m. The city of Mönchengladbach has set up a citizen hotline. That can be reached under the number 02161 25 – 54321. Bedridden people in the evacuation area should call 19222 to request an ambulance. Collective accommodation for everyone who has nowhere to stay during the evacuation has been set up in the Hockstein Community Elementary School (Klusenstrasse).
Bomb discovery Mönchengladbach: These streets are affected by the evacuation
- Ahornstrasse 3, 4, 6, 8 and 11
- At the old railway embankment 9, 11, 13 and 15
- Bäumchesweg 3-5, 7-17, 19-21, 23, 25-28, 30-35, 37, 41, 41a, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59
- Buchenstrasse 19
- Eisenbahnstrasse 106, 112, 114, 116, 118, 131, 160-164
- Espenstraße 4, 6, 8, 10
- Heimstrasse 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 4a, 5-30, 32
- Nachheidener Weg 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19
- Odenwaldstrasse 11, 13, 15-20, 25-32, 36, 38, 40
- Platanenstraße 9-24, 26
- Rhönstrasse 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31
- Steegesweg
- Taunusstrasse 1-4, 6-9, 11-13, 16, 18-34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46
- Ulmenstrasse 15
- Wickrather Strasse 140-143, 145-146, 148, 150, 152, 154, 158, 160, 162-169, 171, 175, 179, 181, 183, 185-200, 202, 205, 207-215, 217, 218, 220-230, 232, 234-237, 239-241, 243, 245, 247, 249, 253, 254, 257
Air bomb in Mönchengladbach: disruptions in the railway
The bomb discovery also disrupts train traffic in the Rheydt Hbf area. “The train traffic on the main Mönchengladbach – Aachen line has been discontinued,” the city said. According to zuginfo.nrw However, the road closures in the area of the site are currently lifted until they have been defused. “The trains travel more slowly in the affected section of the route. There can be delays and partial failures and changes in the train route can occur at short notice, ”it says there.
These lines are affected:
- RE4: Aachen – Erkelenz – Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Witten – Dortmund
- RE8: Mönchengladbach – Cologne – Cologne / Bonn Airport – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Koblenz
- RB27: Mönchengladbach – Rommerskirchen – Cologne – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Koblenz
- RB33: Aachen / Heinsberg-Lindern-Mönchengladbach-Krefeld-Duisburg-Essen
Air bomb in Mönchengladbach: Here are the blocking points
The police and the public order office monitor a total of 17 blocking points around the location of the bomb. These are located at the following streets and intersections:
- Eisenbahnstrasse and Schmölderstrasse
- Wickrather Strasse at the corner of Endepohlstrasse
- Endepohlstrasse at the corner of Hugo-Junkers-Strasse
- Odenkirchener Strasse at the corner of Scharmannstrasse
- Scharmannstrasse and Jöbgesbergweg
- Egerstrasse and Berliner Strasse
- Oberheydener Strasse and Christoffelstrasse
- Oberheydener Strasse at the corner of Odenkirchener Strasse
- Stapper Weg at the corner of Taunus Strasse
- Stapper Weg at the corner of Gotzweg
- Stapper Weg at the corner of Steinsstrasse
- Stapper Weg at the corner of Geistenbecker Ring
- Remaining shrub at the corner of Geistenbecker Feld
- Remaining shrub at the corner of Geistenbecker Ring
- Eisenbahnstrasse and Hubertusstrasse
- Espenstrasse and Urftstrasse
- Urftstraße and Bäumchesweg
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