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Homes Evacuated After WWII Bomb Found In Bath
Hundreds of people may be forced to spend a second night away from their homes after a suspected unexploded World War Two bomb was found at an old school in Bath.
A 300-metre exclusion zone is in place following the discovery at Lansdown Road.
The 500lb bomb was found just a metre below the surface of a playground at the former Royal High Junior High School.
Avon and Somerset Police release showing the bomb's dimensions
Residents have been evacuated from their homes to Bath Racecourse.
Bob Lawrence, who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps before joining the civil service, was with his wife when police came to their home to tell them to leave. He said:
“I just got my dressing gown on and there was a loud knock at the door - it was the police. It was 9pm and they said we had to go. We came up here and have been here ever since."
The bomb was discovered just after 4:30 Thursday evening by builders at the school, which had been in use until two years ago.
Three primary schools and a doctors' surgery were closed and people were asked to consider if it was “absolutely necessary” to travel into the city.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team are building a barrier around the bomb using 250 tonnes of sand, before carrying out a controlled explosion at a safe location away from the area.
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