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World War II led to the death of millions, but its effects still haunt the people of 2016, seven decades after it ended.
This time, Volkswagen employees and people living near the Wolfsburg facility in Germany were alerted because construction workers discovered some strage metal pieces at the company's facility last month. They believed the fragments to be potentially unexploded bombs from the Second World War, and the facility has been cleared for a thorough search.
The team announced its findings by Friday evening to local authorities, and if the search finds any possible bomb fragments, the 700 residents of the Sandkamp district will be evacuated on Sunday to ensure the area will be safe when removing the unexploded devices.
According to Wolfsburg city administration, workers that were engaged in the expansion of Volkswagen's facility discovered the fragments last month, and the massive plant just worked around the four areas without any hazard until they reached a scheduled break in production to allow a squad of experts to check for unexploded bombs.
Volkswagen's facility is no stranger to World War II bombs, as the factory was repeatedly bombarded during the war, and many unexploded devices were found over the years.
This situation has also occurred in other cities that were attacked, and projectiles were unearthed all over Europe over the years. If you ever uncover something that looks like a grenade or a bomb, do not tamper with the object and notify authorities. Even after so many years, the ammunition is still dangerous, and can kill people if it is accidentally detonated.
Volkswagen's Wolfsburg facility has approximately 60,000 employees, and the town that hosts it has a population of 125,000. As Automotive News reports, the facility covers an area that is three times the size of Monaco, so there is plenty of room to find relics of World War II.
Volkswagen representatives have also announced they typically do not run shifts on Sunday at this facility, and workers are already in their three-week summer vacation, so production is not impacted in any way.
The team announced its findings by Friday evening to local authorities, and if the search finds any possible bomb fragments, the 700 residents of the Sandkamp district will be evacuated on Sunday to ensure the area will be safe when removing the unexploded devices.
According to Wolfsburg city administration, workers that were engaged in the expansion of Volkswagen's facility discovered the fragments last month, and the massive plant just worked around the four areas without any hazard until they reached a scheduled break in production to allow a squad of experts to check for unexploded bombs.
Volkswagen's facility is no stranger to World War II bombs, as the factory was repeatedly bombarded during the war, and many unexploded devices were found over the years.
This situation has also occurred in other cities that were attacked, and projectiles were unearthed all over Europe over the years. If you ever uncover something that looks like a grenade or a bomb, do not tamper with the object and notify authorities. Even after so many years, the ammunition is still dangerous, and can kill people if it is accidentally detonated.
Volkswagen's Wolfsburg facility has approximately 60,000 employees, and the town that hosts it has a population of 125,000. As Automotive News reports, the facility covers an area that is three times the size of Monaco, so there is plenty of room to find relics of World War II.
Volkswagen representatives have also announced they typically do not run shifts on Sunday at this facility, and workers are already in their three-week summer vacation, so production is not impacted in any way.
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