Approximately 6700 people have to temporarily leave their homes in Schmargendorf (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf) on Thursday. There was construction work on Mecklenburgische Straße on Tuesday evening a World War II bomb was found been. According to police, the unexploded bomb is a 100 kilogram Russian-made World War II bomb.
It should now be defused. This is done within a radius of 500 meters a barrier circle has been set up. The police asked everyone inside to leave by 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning at the latest. Four daycare centers are also in the restricted area. Numerous roads are closed.
Also the traffic on the A100 city highway will be affected by the defusing on Thursday. Entrances and exits at the junctions Detmolder Street and Schmargendorf will be closed from 9.30 a.m., but traffic on the motorway will continue to run for now, a police spokesman said.
The exclusion zone around the site on Mecklenburgische Straße applies from Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m.
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Shortly before defusing, the affected area of the A100 will be completely closed and the Traffic redirected. How long the full closure will last depends on the course of the defusing, said the spokesman.
These emergency shelters are available
Ab 8 a.m. on Thursday morning The following emergency shelters are available for those affected by the evacuation:
- Horst Käsler sports hall at Fritz-Wildung-Staße 9, 14199 Berlin
- Werner Ruhemann sports hall (barrier-free) at Forckenbeckstraße 37, 14199 Berlin
In addition, the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district office has one Emergency hotline under the phone number (030) 9029-13778 furnished. She can be reached on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 7 a.m. until the end of the measure.
From 8 a.m., the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district office will open the Horst Käsler sports hall and the Werner Ruhemann sports hall as emergency accommodation. The German Red Cross If there is an urgent need for transport, I will go to the Emergency shelters help, according to the district office. Those affected are encouraged to inform their neighbors and especially older people. An emergency hotline has also been set up at (030) 9029-13778.
The district office expects that Lockdown measures will remain in place for several hours must. We ask that you provide enough food, drink, medication and something to help you occupation – especially for children – to take with you.
These streets are affected by the exclusion zone
Except that A100 city highway On the specified route, the following streets are fully or partially affected by evacuation measures from 9:30 a.m. on Thursday:
- Mecklenburg Street
- Rudolstädter Straße
- Ermslebener Weg
- Kahlstraße
- Barstraße
- Brabant Street
- Aachen Street
- Heidelberger Platz
- Hanauer Street
- Triberger Street
- Siegburger Street
- Hohenstein Street
- Aßmannshauser Straße
- Nauheimer Straße
- Homburger Street
- Johannisberger Street
- Binger Street
- Snakebader Street
- Rudolf Mosse Street
- Forckenbeckstraße
- Falkensteiner Street
Rheingau allotment garden colony
- Rosenweg
- Old Rheingau
- Acacia path
Bombs found on site in February
A few weeks ago, a World War II bomb was found during construction work on Mecklenburgische Strasse. Around 7,500 people had to leave their homes on February 20th.
In order to defuse the bomb, which weighed 250 kilograms, the police had set up a perimeter within a radius of 500 meters around the site where it was found. In addition to around 30 residential blocks, several shops and three daycare centers were also affected by the closure.
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The evacuation lasted several hours, the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district office also provided emergency accommodation. This was done using a high-pressure water cutting system Bomb finally defused. More than 300 police officers were on duty.
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The explosive ordnance disposal service was already on site on Mecklenburgische Straße on Tuesday. This was in the evening closed in both directions between Binger Straße and the access to the A100 city motorway in the north direction, said the traffic information center on X, formerly Twitter. Bus line 249 was opened in both directions between U-Bahn station. Blissestrasse/Uhlandstrasse and Sopoter Strasse diverted. (with dpa)
Note d. Editor: An earlier version of this article stated that the bomb would be detonated on site. That’s not the case. Please excuse the mistake.
2024-04-03 16:43:43
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