WWII Bomb Found at Siemens Energy Site in Nuremberg; Evacuation Underway | Die Zeit (DE) | 01KZ3QZA3RD113XMC1R4NFA8FB

A World War II-era bomb weighing 112 kilograms has been discovered on the grounds of Siemens Energy in Nuremberg, Germany, prompting the evacuation of the surrounding area. The unexploded ordnance, found on Tuesday morning in the Gibitzenhof district, contains 56 kilograms of explosives and is slated for defusal this afternoon at 4:00 PM.

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For safety reasons, the site is being cleared over a wide area.

The city has established an evacuation radius of 400 meters around the discovery site. Employees from Siemens Energy and neighboring companies have been instructed to leave their buildings. Around 800 Siemens Energy employees are affected, along with "many hundreds" from other firms located on the premises at Katzwanger Straße.

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We sent the morning shift home early and canceled the afternoon shift as a precaution. The safety of our employees is our absolute priority.

A spokesperson for Siemens Energy confirmed the discovery and stated that the site is being cleared for safety reasons. The company sent its morning shift home early and canceled the afternoon shift as a precautionary measure, emphasizing that employee safety is their top priority. Siemens Energy manufactures large transformers for power grids at the Nuremberg facility. The spokesperson noted that the one-day production halt would not impact delivery capabilities, as transformer production cycles span many months to over a year, allowing the interruption to be easily compensated for.

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Since the production of transformers takes many months to over a year, we can easily compensate for the interruption in the production process.