(ANSA) - ORVIETO (TERNI), NOVEMBER 20 - At 11.47 am the 500-pound (about 243 kilos) aircraft bomb dating back to the Second World War found a few days ago on the banks of the Paglia river, in the Orvieto area, was detonated .
Operation carried out by the soldiers of the railway Engineers of CastelMaggiore who had previously removed the fuze and then safely transported the bomb.
Thus concluded the new reclamation operation involving the Orvieto area where various war remnants have been identified over the years.
A device developed by the Prefecture of Terni and followed step by step by the mayor of Orvieto Roberta Tardani in the operations room of the municipal civil protection.
A security area with a radius of 862 meters was created around the bomb.
It was thus necessary to remove about 2,400 people between Orvieto Scalo and Ciconia.
The intervention plan prepared by the Municipality provided for the reception in a heated tensile structure and particular attention for fragile people and those positive for Covid.
Traffic on the A1 motorway between Orte and Fabro, to the north, and Valdichiana-Orvieto, to the south, was then closed.
The circulation of trains on the fast Rome-Florence line and on the slow line was also interrupted.
Shortly after 9, about two hours ahead of schedule, Army engineers concluded the delicate operation to remove the fuze from the bomb.
Traffic on the Autosole was thus reopened and train circulation resumed.
With the residents who were able to return to their homes.
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