Overview
- City crews discovered two 50‑kilogram World War II aerial bombs in a field in Unterfürberg, Fürth, and alerted specialist explosive‑ordnance disposal teams to the site on Friday.
- Local authorities set a 300‑metre evacuation zone that affects about 300 people and began evacuations from 16:00 with a shelter at Soldnerhalle available from about 15:30.
- Firefighters, police, the Technisches Hilfswerk and the Bavarian Red Cross are coordinating on‑site operations and providing assistance for residents with limited mobility.
- Road closures affecting Philipp‑Reis‑Straße and Albert‑Einstein‑Straße are in place and Deutsche Bahn has reported service disruptions on RB12, RE10 and S6 with replacement buses and rerouting for long‑distance trains.
- Finds of unexploded wartime ordnance are common during groundworks in the region, and the city warns that work could extend to temporary closures of the Südwest‑Tangente, nearby rail lines and local airspace while disposal proceeds.