Aerial bomb in Mühldorf: evacuation caused great excitement!

Aerial bomb in Mühldorf: evacuation caused great excitement!

In March 2025, a surprising find in Mühldorf am Inn caused great excitement. An aerial bomb from the Second World War was discovered on Mühlenstrasse, not far from the train station. Reported about it Innsalzach24. The discovery promptly attracted numerous emergency services who cordoned off the area, which led to significant disruption to road and rail traffic.

The evacuation of residents began at 8:30 a.m. on March 13, 2025. Around 1,400 people had to leave their homes within a 300-meter radius of the site. Many sought short-term shelter with friends or in cafés, while others were accommodated in emergency accommodation in the vocational school center. This information comes from OVB Online.

The defusing

The measures to defuse the 75 kilogram bomb began at 1:30 p.m. This process proved to be challenging as the bomb had to be defused on site - it was not possible to remove it. The explosives experts from the Tauber company in Nuremberg, who had already worked in Mühldorf several times, carried out the defusing. They began at 4:30 p.m. and after intense minutes, the bomb was successfully defused at 5:34 p.m. During this time, Mühlenstrasse was closed to traffic throughout the day, and Glide 1 of the railway was also closed during the work.

What is particularly striking is that Mühldorf has often been confronted with bomb discoveries. For example, two more bombs were discovered in 2021, one of which even weighed 500 kilograms. According to historians, around 6,000 explosive bombs were dropped in Mühldorf during the Second World War, of which an estimated 30% did not detonate. The exact number of unexploded bombs remaining in the ground is unclear, which means the city is preparing for further discoveries.

Safe processes in Mühldorf

Mühldorf has defined a clear operational procedure for bomb discoveries. A coordination group consisting of specialist advisors from the fire department, the Technical Relief Agency (THW), the medical service as well as the Federal Police and Deutsche Bahn makes decisions regarding the evacuation and the provision of emergency accommodation. In this case, a professional and smooth process was guaranteed Innsalzach24 describes.

However, the need for such large-scale evacuations is not an isolated case. A look beyond borders shows that bomb disposal is a widespread challenge. The increasing construction activity in many metropolitan areas continues to lead to new discoveries. Last year, over 1,600 bombs were defused in North Rhine-Westphalia, which illustrates the danger of the situation ( DW ).

Overall, it should be noted that the city of Mühldorf is well prepared for such events and, with a well-structured operational process, the safety of its citizens has the highest priority.