A public safety alert was lifted after a 250-kilogram World War II bomb was discovered near Strobelallee in Dortmund. Dortmund fire services withdrew the warning at 4:41 p.m. on Wednesday. The American-made unexploded ordnance had been found during construction work near the junction of Strobelallee and Im Rabenloh.
A 300-metre safety perimeter around the site was cleared from about 3 p.m. The city said no residents were affected by the evacuation.
The affected area included the Westfalenhallen complex and its car parks, Messe Dortmund, the Mercure Hotel Dortmund Messe, Signal Iduna Park, Stadion Rote Erde, part of Helmut-Körnig-Halle, the Orthomed company, the German Handball Federation’s office and part of the Ardeyblick allotment gardens.
The lifting of the warning ended the public safety alert linked to the discovery. The accompanying photograph is a representative view of Signal Iduna Park; it does not show the bomb or the disposal operation.
