“According to the instructions from the Police of the Czech Republic, regarding the emergency in the Chempark area in Záluží, tram service will be resumed from Friday, August 23,” informs the spokesperson of the Transport Company for the cities of Most and Litvínov Hana Syrová. In the morning, lines number 1 and number 4. according to the valid timetable.
The reporter was sitting on the bus, along with a senior citizen who is on his way to Litvínov. “I don’t mind, it’s going to work out, situations like that happen,” he told a reporter
Some people worry about traffic delays, but many are used to similar traffic restrictions.
More information about the unexploded aerial bomb can be found here:
An unexploded aerial bomb is located in a remote part of the refinery.
“A police pyrotechnician was dispatched to the scene on Wednesday, August 21, who determined that it was likely to be an aerial British cougar with a long-duration detonator with a 144-hour initiation. For this reason, pyrotechnicians can start working until August 27,” said Police spokesperson Ilona Gazdošová.
On Thursday, August 22, from 9:00 a.m., an internal crisis team was held. “The whole situation is under control,” said Orlen Unipetrol spokesman Pavel Kaidl before noon after a meeting of the internal crisis team. “The operation has been successful and the date of August 27, after which the problematic bomb should be removed,” added Kaidl.
The next meeting took place on Thursday, August 22 in the afternoon, where a decision was made to restrict traffic. If everything goes well, traffic will return to normal.
“Based on the meeting of the crisis team, the road I/27 is fully passable, including public transport. The railway line remains out of service,” informs the X Police of the Czech Republic on the social network.
Most of the employees are out of service, only employees important for shutting down operations are present. “The shutdown of the refining part of the plant affects the operation of downstream petrochemical production. Due to the lack of input raw materials from the refinery, a controlled shutdown of the ethylene unit will begin on Friday, August 23 at 08:00,” explained Orlen Unipetrol spokesman Pavel Kaidl.
