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Second world war bomb prompts evacuations and school closures in London | Second world war bomb prompts evacuations and school closures in London |
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The discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb has prompted evacuations and school closures in London. | The discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb has prompted evacuations and school closures in London. |
The device, weighing 500lb (227kg), was found by builders working on a development in Brondesbury Park, north-west London, on Thursday evening, on The Avenue, near the junction of Willesden Lane. | |
The Metropolitan police, London fire brigade and an army bomb-disposal team were scrambled to the scene, where a cordon was erected and homes were evacuated. | |
Working through the night with @metpoliceuk , bomb disposal experts made safe an unexploded German WW2 bomb in brent #keepingBritainsafe pic.twitter.com/9dh698OwAW | Working through the night with @metpoliceuk , bomb disposal experts made safe an unexploded German WW2 bomb in brent #keepingBritainsafe pic.twitter.com/9dh698OwAW |
Supt Nigel Quantrell said: “We are working very hard to resolve the situation. The public’s understanding and cooperation is deeply appreciated.” | |
Trains and buses are also being disrupted by the efforts to remove the bomb. | Trains and buses are also being disrupted by the efforts to remove the bomb. |
Fair enough, I guess pic.twitter.com/rUI9XD16f3 | Fair enough, I guess pic.twitter.com/rUI9XD16f3 |
Nearly 30 schools, nurseries, and parent and toddler groups are expected to be affected on Friday, including 10 school closures. | Nearly 30 schools, nurseries, and parent and toddler groups are expected to be affected on Friday, including 10 school closures. |
Brent council’s emergency planning team set up a rest centre at St Martin’s church in Kensal Green on Thursday. | Brent council’s emergency planning team set up a rest centre at St Martin’s church in Kensal Green on Thursday. |
Here's a link to the list of roads that will be impacted by the extension of tomorrows cordon https://t.co/pqfmJbXD4B and a map of the area. pic.twitter.com/Z5IYRLoh7t | Here's a link to the list of roads that will be impacted by the extension of tomorrows cordon https://t.co/pqfmJbXD4B and a map of the area. pic.twitter.com/Z5IYRLoh7t |
The leader of Brent council, Muhammed Butt, said 78 residents had spent Thursday night in a hotel, while the Met said bad weather had delayed the removal of the bomb. The device should be removed by Friday afternoon. | The leader of Brent council, Muhammed Butt, said 78 residents had spent Thursday night in a hotel, while the Met said bad weather had delayed the removal of the bomb. The device should be removed by Friday afternoon. |
Butt said: “Council officers are currently making arrangements for our residents in the Willesden Lane area to make their way to a rest centre where they will be looked after until it is safe to return to their homes. I would like to thank these residents who have shown great patience during this time. We will continue to provide updates on the situation as soon as they come through.” | Butt said: “Council officers are currently making arrangements for our residents in the Willesden Lane area to make their way to a rest centre where they will be looked after until it is safe to return to their homes. I would like to thank these residents who have shown great patience during this time. We will continue to provide updates on the situation as soon as they come through.” |
Robin Mills, who lives in The Avenue, told the Kilburn Times: “From what I could see, [the device] was about six feet long and about a foot wide.” He described being evacuated for the first time as feeling “a bit strange”, saying: “I can imagine what people in the war times must have felt.” | Robin Mills, who lives in The Avenue, told the Kilburn Times: “From what I could see, [the device] was about six feet long and about a foot wide.” He described being evacuated for the first time as feeling “a bit strange”, saying: “I can imagine what people in the war times must have felt.” |
In 2012, the Bomb Sight project attempted to map the incendiary devices that fell on London between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941. Created by Dr Catherine Jones of Portsmouth University and the National Archives, the map reveals the damage inflicted by German bombing raids during the blitz. |