www.oann.com By Roy Francis
As workers were working on defusing it, an unexploded World War II bomb detonated in the English town of Great Yarmouth on Friday.
The unexploded bomb in #GreatYarmouth detonated earlier during work to disarm it. Our drone captured the moment. We can confirm that no one was injured. Public safety has been at the heart of our decision making all the way through this operation, which we know has been lengthy. pic.twitter.com/9SaeYmHkrb
— Norfolk Police (@NorfolkPolice) February 10, 2023
A contractor who had been working on the third crossing over the Yare River in Great Yarmouth discovered the bomb in the crossing on Tuesday.
Army specialists had using a technique that requires a slow burn of the explosive, and had begun cutting into the bomb on Thursday.
The bomb unexpectedly detonated on Friday. There were no reported injuries, all army and emergency service personnel were accounted for.
Cadent, the local gas mains network, said that they had conducted a âclose inspection of our pipes in the vicinityâ and that there is no apparent damage to their assets and âgas continues to flow safely.â
Nick Davidson, Norfolkâs Constabularyâs Assistant Chief Constable released a statement about the incident.
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