Essen. Bomben-Fund in Essen on Tuesday! Construction workers discovered an American ten-hundredweight bomb on the street at the Parkfriedhof, at the entrance to the East Vocational College. This could be successfully defused in the evening or at night.
But the evacuation in Essen turned out to be very complicated. Because of the mitigation, the A52, the A40 and an important Deutsche Bahn axis in the Ruhr area also had to be closed.
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06:15: Defusing successful
The bomb was successfully defused in the evening, or rather at night.
According to the city of Essen, almost 3,800 residents had to be evacuated. More than 12,500 people had to behave in accordance with air protection during the defusing.
The support center at the Robert-Schmidt vocational college was used by around 360 people. More than 80 other people were accommodated separately. In total, more than 320 people affected were evacuated with ambulances during the defusing. Among them were some people with Corona.
Around 460 emergency services from the Essen fire brigade, the RGE, the police, the highway police and highway maintenance department, the public order office and the aid organizations were deployed as part of the defuse. The local emergency services received support from colleagues from Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Oberhausen, Duisburg, Krefeld, Mülheim an der Ruhr, the Wesel district and the Mettmann district.
11:17 p.m .: Defusing has begun
The time has come. The defusing has begun and lasted until after the editorial deadline. More information is available here >>>
10:35 p.m .: Bomb in Essen – final measures before defusing
It is almost time. According to the city, the second round of evacuation has been completed. “The last patient transports are running; once these are complete, the mitigation can begin.”
The A52 and the A40 are now closed in the evacuation area.
9:33 p.m .: Train route between Essen and Bochum blocked
The defusing of the bomb can probably start soon. Deutsche Bahn has already announced that the train route between Essen Hauptbahnhof and Bochum Hauptbahnhof has been closed.
9.01pm: Evacuation complete – A52 and A40 ahead of closure
The evacuation measures are now finally complete. There are now restrictions on the Ruhrbahn. The motorways and railway lines are to be kept open for as long as possible. Everything should be closed by 9:20 p.m. at the latest.
8:37 p.m .: Evacuation complicated
The evacuation is still going on. According to the city of Essen, 400 people are deployed. The evacuation poses special challenges for all emergency services. Because: “Among other things, two old people’s and care facilities as well as the Franz Sales House have to be evacuated,” according to the city of Essen.
5.55 p.m .: These areas of the A40 and A52 in Essen are closed
The following sections of the A40 and A52 must be closed due to bomb disposal in Essen:
- From Venlo, traffic is diverted before the Essen-Zentrum exit (before the tunnel).
- Drivers coming from Dortmund must take the Essen-Frillendorf exit
- Drivers coming from Düsseldorf can only get as far as the Essen-Bergerhausen exit
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The corresponding driveways must also be closed. However, all of this should only happen shortly before the defusing, so that traffic is affected for as short a time as possible. It is becoming apparent that it will be later in the evening and that the rush-hour traffic will be spared.
5:50 p.m.: Evacuations begin
The first evacuation tour of the public order office is now underway. Local residents are also being instructed with loudspeakers to leave their homes
4.45 p.m .: Care center set up in Essen
Affected residents who cannot stay with relatives or friends can now come to the care center in the Robert Schmidt vocational college (Robert-Schmidt-Straße 1), the city of Essen announced.
3:52 p.m .: Bomb in Essen: Here the evacuation becomes a problem
How long the evacuation measures will drag on is still unclear. Particularly problematic: The Franz Sales House, a facility for people with disabilities, is also located in the evacuation zone.
“The evacuation is a big logistical problem,” says press spokeswoman Valeska Ehlert.WAZ“. In particular, the living area with the 150 to 200 residents, many of them with severe and multiple disabilities, will be a tour de force for everyone involved.
3.49 p.m .: Restrictions also on the Ruhrbahn
The Ruhrbahn is also affected by the defusing of the bomb in Essen. Accordingly, there will be diversions and stop failures on lines 103, 109, 146, 160 and 161 during the mitigation.
3.40 p.m.: A52 and A40 must be closed
The inner circle includes the A52. But the A40 and the main route of Deutsche Bahn between Essen and Bochum must also be closed for the duration of the mitigation.
1.45 p.m .: The zone is evacuated in Essen
The city shares the evacuation zone map. All buildings in the inner circle of the map must be cleared. This affects 3,800 people.
People living in the outer circle are asked to stay indoors.
1:41 p.m .: Those affected should use the citizen phone
The city asks residents to contact the citizens’ hotline with questions and not to dial the emergency number. Since many calls are currently being received, there may be short waiting times.
1:16 p.m .: Defusing today
The dud is to be defused later in the day.
12.41 p.m .: Deutsche Bahn train traffic affected
During the course of the day, the defusing of the aerial bomb will probably also affect train traffic in the area of Essen Central Station, as reported by Deutsche Bahn. The area and route around the train station will be closed for the duration of the defusing.
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More reports from Essen:
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Trains will stop at other stations or be diverted where possible. Due to the evacuation of the affected area, impairments can already occur in the run-up to the defusing.
The following lines would then be affected in both directions:
- RE 1: Aachen main station – Cologne main station – Düsseldorf main station – Duisburg main station – Essen main station – Dortmund main station – Hamm (Westphalia) main station
- RE 2: Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Gelsenkirchen – Recklinghausen – Münster – Osnabrück
- RE 6: Cologne/Bonn Airport – Düsseldorf Hbf – Essen Hbf – Dortmund Hbf – Hamm (Westf.) – Gütersloh Hbf – Bielefeld Hbf – Minden (Westf.)
- RE 11: Düsseldorf main station – Duisburg main station – Essen main station – Dortmund main station – Hamm (Westf.) – Paderborn – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- RE 14: Essen-Steele – Bottrop Hbf – Dorsten – Coesfeld – Borken
- RE 16: Essen main station – Hagen main station – Finnentrop – Kreuztal – Siegen main station
- RB 33: Aachen / Heinsberg – Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen Hbf
- RB 40: Essen main station – Bochum main station – Hagen main station
- RE 42: Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Essen – Gelsenkirchen – Recklinghausen – Haltern – Münster
- RE 49: Wuppertal Hbf – Essen Hbf – Oberhausen Hbf – Dinslaken – Wesel
- S 1: Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Mülheim (Ruhr) – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Solingen
- S 2: Dortmund main station – Herne – Recklinghausen main station/Essen main station
- S 3: Oberhausen Hbf – Essen Hbf – Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte
- S 6: Essen – Ratingen Ost – Düsseldorf – Langenfeld (Rheinl) – Cologne
- S 9: Haltern am See – Bottrop Hbf – Essen Hbf – Velbert-Langenberg – Wuppertal Hbf – Hagen Hbf
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11.53 a.m .: Bomb find in Huttrop! evacuation in progress
The city warns in a press release that nobody should be within a radius of between 500 meters and one kilometer while the bomb is being defuse. She has set up a citizen hotline on 0201 123 8888, which residents can contact with their questions.
A care center has been set up for people in the evacuation zone. According to the city, disruptions in local public transport are to be expected, as well as on the motorways. She is therefore asking all motorists to drive around the area as far as possible.
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This is the city of Essen:
- goes back to the Frauenstift Essen, founded before 850
- 582,760 inhabitants, nine districts and 50 districts, fourth largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia
- since 1958 seat of the newly founded diocese of Essen
- Landmarks among others: Zeche Zollverein, Villa Hügel, Grugapark Essen
- was European Capital of Culture in 2010 and European Green Capital in 2017
- Mayor is Thomas Kufen (CDU)
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The “WAZ” reports that the vocational college East has already been cleared. Here it is assumed that both the A40 and the A52 will have to be closed, as will Steeler Strasse, which is important for city traffic. (mbo/ak/cf)
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