The explosive ordnance disposal service has defused a 500 kilogram World War II bomb in the Biebrich district of Wiesbaden. Resistance from residents and numerous prone transports had delayed the evacuation for hours.
The World War II bomb opposite the Kallebad in Wiesbaden-Biebrich was successfully defused at around 2:20 p.m., the city of Wiesbaden announced on Wednesday.
Residents are allowed to return to their apartments and houses. The restricted area could be entered again and road closures would be lifted. Around 10,000 people were affected by the evacuation.
Transports and resistance took time
There had previously been problems with the evacuation of the restricted area of around one kilometer around the site: several residents had resisted and refused the police’s request to leave their houses and apartments to defuse the fire.
In addition, there were many short-term prone transports that would have taken more time, according to the public order office, fire department, police and various aid organizations during the ongoing evacuation operation.
Residents reported to the city at short notice by mid-morning. After defusing, these people would have to be brought back, so the operation would take several hours, the fire department said on X.
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According to plan, the evacuation of the exclusion zone should be completed by 9 a.m. In the morning, the operations management initially pushed the schedule back by two hours and finally moved it again to “from 1 p.m.”.
Large crowds in the care center
The radius of the evacuation area was set at one kilometer on Tuesday evening. Eight daycare centers and three schools were within the radius, and there was no emergency care during the holidays.
For people who cannot stay with family, friends or acquaintances outside the exclusion zone, the city has set up a care center with 200 places in the association house in the Dotzheim district.
A66 and A643 near Wiesbaden are open again
Shortly after the defusing, the closed motorway sections of the A643 and A66 in the area of the Schiersteiner Kreuz were reopened to traffic.
The A66 had been completely closed since the morning between Wiesbaden-Biebrich and Wiesbaden-Frauenstein as well as the A643 between Wiesbaden-Äppelallee and Schiersteiner Kreuz.
Deutsche Bahn also stopped passenger and freight traffic on the route between Wiesbaden-Biebrich and Eltville (Rheingau-Taunus) from 11.40 a.m.
It was initially unclear when traffic would resume. The buses in Wiesbaden should run again shortly after the defusing.
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