As of: 06/29/2022 9:22 p.m
The Hanover fire brigade announced on Wednesday evening that a grenade would be detonated for the coming day. The explosive device was found on an industrial site at Kabelkamp in Brink-Hafen.
The artillery shell of American origin from World War II was found during construction work, the fire department said. Since the grenade has to be detonated on site, an evacuation of the area within a radius of about 500 meters around the site must be necessary. According to the fire brigade, both evacuation and the blast in the evening hours are planned for Thursday.
More information for those affected will be available on Thursday
The fire brigade announced further information on the evacuation and the measures taken by the Lower Saxony explosive ordnance disposal service for Thursday. You will find out about announcements on the radio and on the Internet portal of the city of Hanover www.hannover.de as well as on the website of the Hanover fire brigade (www.feuerwehr-hannover.de) keep the affected population up to date. Of course, NDR.de and the NDR in Lower Saxony also provide information about the further course of the measures in Brink-Hafen.
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