Mülheimer Bridge Bomb Scare: Cologne Prepares for Possible Mass Evacuation

The explosive ordnance disposal service should then try to get to the suspicious object at the Mülheimer Bridge. To be ready for a possible evacuation, the city of Cologne has been expected since Tuesday. In an emergency, the Riehler Heimstätten, a retirement home with almost 1,000 residents, must be evacuated. The public order office, the fire department and support groups are now preparing this. Because around 600 nursing home places and almost 500 high-rise apartments would be affected. Because many people are in bed and need care, many patient transports to other facilities or hospitals must now be planned. All seniors who can move independently will be taken to the trade fair conference center in Deutz in ten state-of-the-art KVB buses. Up to 280 staff from the fire department and the emergency services would then be on duty – as well as almost all the staff at the headquarters and up to 180 staff at the command office. public. If it were to be damaged, in addition to the many elderly people, up to 10,000 residents of Riehl would have to leave their homes.

Closing in Riehl

Traffic would also be affected by possible bomb damage on Thursday. In addition to the Niederländer Ufer and Boltensternstrasse, Riehler Strasse, Riehler Belt and Stammheimer Strasse, among others, will then be closed to traffic, the city says. KVB lines 13 and 18 and 140 are also affected by possible unhappiness.