30/01/2023 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Yorkshire e Humber (Yorkshire and The Humber), East Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire), Kingston upon Hull
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”.
By James Campbell & Angus Young
Large-scale plans to transform swathes of Hull face a potentially explosive obstacle: the presence of almost 1,400 bombs buried beneath our feet. The issue was highlighted this week in a new masterplan mapping out the potential redevelopment of the Hull Royal Infirmary site and surrounding parts of west Hull. The plan will help guide the expansion of healthcare facilities over the next 15 years and also covers possible new housing for NHS staff, car parks, public spaces and transport routes. However, the report also recommends a detailed risk assessment be carried out to check the potential for unexploded devices from the Second World War. German bombers pummelled the city during 82 air raids between 1940-45, which killed almost 1,200 people, according to official records. The masterplan says an estimated 1,213 high explosives, 101 anti-personnel devices and 70 incendiary explosives are still thought to be buried in Hull. The report notes the relative proximity of the Hull Royal estate to the docks and the city centre, which were classed as target areas for the Luftwaffe. While bombs have been dug up over the years, explosions are incredibly rare. In 2020, an undiscovered wartime bomb is believed to have detonated in the Humber. It is thought that a small, very old device, which was covered by silt and sand, went off while an ABP team was dredging the approaches to Immingham.
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