Community found in Heerdt: residents evacuated, blast successfully!

Community found in Heerdt: residents evacuated, blast successfully!

On February 17, 2025, the operations in Düsseldorf received an emergency call about the find of a battle on a construction site in Clarissenstrasse in Heerdt. The Düsseldorf fire brigade then immediately alerted its management service to explore the situation on site and take suitable measures. The district government's ordnance disposal service was consulted to safely handle the identified ordnance, a bottle grenade.

After a thorough examination, the service determined the need to blast off the flak grenade on site. A danger area of ​​100 meters has been set up, which caused seven residents to leave their apartments to ensure their safety. The construction company reacted quickly to the situation and brought up sand to set the effects of the planned explosive.

Details and safety precautions

The fire brigade workers were ready throughout the process to intervene in the event of an emergency. The explosion itself went on schedule and without incidents. The fire brigade was not necessary. The total duration of the operation was four and a half hours and shows the efficiency of the responsible authorities when coping with such dangers.

According to the local regulatory authorities, ordnance disposal is a crucial task to enable safe construction. In North Rhine-Westphalia, as on the website of the Düsseldorf , the fighting of fighting funds is often prevented from being planned before planned construction work. This includes both the identification and the removal of randomly found world war ammunition.

instructions for ordnance finds

When discovering a battle or suspicious objects, it is important to follow the following instructions:

• do not touch.
Keep your distance.
• inform the police or the responsible regulatory authority immediately.
• no email.

For more information about the procedure of the ordnance disposal in NRW, interested parties can visit the corresponding page of the District Government Düsseldorf

The DGUV Information 201-027 offers a comprehensive manual for risk assessment and to determine protective measures when evacuation. This guide is specially intended for entrepreneurs who carry out work to evacuate ordnance, as well as for those responsible engineers and planners. It supports everyone involved in creating a risk assessment and compliance with legal requirements in connection with construction site work.