More than 170 bombs from World War II They were discovered under the children’s playground in northern England, the officials said, and it is believed to be revealed more.
The first of the bombs – which were still containing charges – were discovered at the Wooler playground, Northumberland in January, CBS News Partner BBC reported. So far, a total of 176 bombs have been found, and experts are afraid of being revealed more, according to the BBC.
The playground was in the update process when the staff found a suspicious object while the foundation was digging.
“It is quite something to think that the kids were playing on the bombs and it was a really challenging situation,” local councilor Mark Mather told the BBC.
Said the Council of the Wooler Ua Parish statement These investigations of Brimstone were engaged to research the playground and that it quickly became obvious that “the scale of the problem was far greater than anyone predicted.”
Officials said 65 practice bombs Weighing about 10 pounds was found on the surface less than 10 square meters. Smoke machines are pulled out of the same pit.
Another 90 practical bombs were found in an area of about 20 square meters.
“Due to the large buried amount of command, the website survey could not have been completed in the intended 2 days, and further deployment would be necessary,” the officials said in a statement.
It is believed that the area where the playground was initially built was used as a home guard terrain and bombs were buried at the end of the war, the BBC reported.
“I never thought I would be dealing with a bomb as a parish councilor,” Mather told News Outlet.
According to Mather, the bombing is expected to continue at least until mid -February.
He said it was not immediately clear who would pay for all the job, but that the Northumberland County Council agreed to cover the costs.
“The army will not support us in any way, whether asking for a command or removing it, which was extremely disappointing,” Mather told the BBC.
The Ministry of Defense confirmed to the BBC that the team twice attended the place in January, but did not speak with the statement of the local council.
“It is clear that this finding was unexpected, but we are glad we were able to find additional funds to allow this key work to be done safely,” a spokesman for the County Council said in a statement.
Underlying World War II bombs detonated without warning. Last October, a bomb that they have now fallen during the war exploded at an airport in Japancausing a large crater on the runway. In 2023. Bomb of World War II exploded In Great Yarmouth, England, in what the authorities called “unplanned” detonation.
