About the services' action in the area establishments chemical Orlen in Litvinov, Czech Republic, it was reported on Friday, August 30. Police chief pyrotechnician Karel Čadil said that the difficult, three-day preparations for the detonation had brought results. – The shock wave that was created by the explosion bombs air raid, did not cause any major damage in the area – said a police officer, quoted by the Radio Information Agency.
Czech Republic. Detonation at the Orlen chemical plant
The Rescue Department of the Fire Department of the Czech Republic posted photos on social media from the operation at the Orlen plant. “To remove the aircraft bomb found in Litvínov in”. We are deploying barriers and large bags to direct an explosion bombs and mitigate the effects of the explosion,” it was reported on Wednesday, August 28.
In turn, on Friday afternoon, a recording of the detonation of an aircraft bomb was published. “A few days of waiting, hours of preparation, but in the end everything ended well. On Friday at 12:13 in Litvínov, a found aircraft bomb from the era of World War II was successfully disarmed,” we read.
Czech Republic. Emergency services operation at Orlen plant. Detonation of a bomb from World War II
Firefighters surrounded the World War II-era projectile with a special sarcophagus to minimize the threat of detonation. The services also marked out a protection zone with a radius of two kilometers. No outsiders were allowed to enter the area.
The bomb from the 1940s was found last week. The unexploded device forced the neighboring refinery to suspend operations. Orlen Unipetrol spokesman Pavel Kaidl said that the plant's employees would soon have to check whether production can be resumed. “It may take a few days. It all depends on the potential damage,” he explained. He added that Orlen wants to resume production as soon as possible. Kaidl explained that the ability to use fuel from state reserves costs it 80 million euro.