Plymouth braces for in-situ WWII bomb detonation as 1,200 evacuated

A 250kg German World War II bomb found at a Plymouth building site in the Southway area will be detonated in place after one fuse couldn’t be safely assessed; about 1,200 nearby homes are evacuated within a 400m exclusion zone as mitigation measures—including sand barriers and a protective structure—aim to limit blast damage. Evacuation centers and hotel accommodations are in place, with schools closed, and authorities say there are no immediate plans to extend the cordon, following a prior large Plymouth evacuation in 2024.