Unexploded World War II airplane bomb found near the Aurelia in Fonteblanda: defusing scheduled for tomorrow
Quick Look
- An unexploded aircraft bomb from the Second World War, found in land adjacent to the Strada Statale Aurelia in Fonteblanda (Grosseto), will be defused tomorrow 4 October.
- The device weighs 500 pounds (about 226 kilos) with 147 kilos of TNT.
- The operations, coordinated by the Grosseto prefecture and the Army's Northern Territorial Command, involve the evacuation of approximately 50 people within a radius of 447 metres, the temporary closure of the Rome-Pisa railway line and some adjacent roads, with diversions onto alternative routes.
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Why It Matters
The bomb was found in land adjacent to the Aurelia state road, in the municipality of Orbetello, in the Fonteblanda area. It dates back to the Second World War and contains approximately 147 kilos of TNT.
Everything is organized for the safe removal and defusion, tomorrow 4 October, of an unexploded aircraft bomb from the Second World War, found in land adjacent to the Strada Statale Aurelia, in Fonteblanda (Grosseto), at km 157+000.
The device weighs 500 pounds (about 226 kilos) with about 147 kilos of TNT. The operations, coordinated by the Grosseto prefecture and the Northern Territorial Command of the Army, are conducted by the bomb squad of the Railway Engineers Regiment of Castel Maggiore in three phases. First, a temporary protection structure is built on site to mitigate the effects of a possible accidental explosion which will allow the evacuation area to be reduced to 447 metres, thus limiting the number of people to be evacuated to around 50 units. On Sunday the bomb squad will neutralize the device on site, by removing the trigger system and, subsequently, it will be transported to a safe area, identified in the same municipality of Orbetello for blasting.
The temporary closure of the Rome-Pisa railway line and of some roads adjacent to the area with diversions on alternative routes is expected. To coordinate the activities, a Rescue Coordination Center (CCS) will be set up and directed by the Grosseto prefecture in the Municipality of Orbetello.
Open Questions
- How exactly was the bomb identified?
- What is the exact origin of the bomb (which plane was carrying it)?
- Have there been other similar finds in the area recently?
