WATCH: Dramatic moment 250kg World War II bomb EXPLODES in Plymouth

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WATCH: Dramatic moment 250kg World War II bomb EXPLODES in Plymouth.

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Watch the dramatic moment a Second World War explosive device was destroyed in a controlled blast in Plymouth today.The 250kg Nazi SC250 bomb was detonated shortly after 11am, sending a plume of black smoke and metal fragments into the air above Southway.Workmen uncovered the wartime ordnance at a construction site near Flamborough Road on Wednesday.Authorities immediately established a 400-metre exclusion zone, forcing more than 1,200 households to leave their properties while specialists assessed the situation.Army and Royal Navy bomb disposal teams spent Thursday examining the device but were unable to obtain a clear X-ray image of its second fuse.This meant the ordnance could not be safely transported, unlike similar discoveries in Millbay earlier this year and Keyham in 2024, which were moved to Plymouth Sound for detonation at sea.Officials announced at Crownhill Police Station an on-site controlled explosion was the only safe option.

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B: Watch the dramatic moment a Second World War explosive device was destroyed in a controlled blast in Plymouth today.The 250kg Nazi SC250 bomb was detonated shortly after 11am, sending a plume of black smoke and metal fragments into the air above Southway.Workmen uncovered the wartime ordnance at a construction site near Flamborough Road on Wednesday.Authorities immediately established a 400-metre exclusion zone, forcing more than 1,200 households to leave their properties while specialists assessed the situation.Army and Royal Navy bomb disposal teams spent Thursday examining the device but were unable to obtain a clear X-ray image of its second fuse.This meant the ordnance could not be safely transported, unlike similar discoveries in Millbay earlier this year and Keyham in 2024, which were moved to Plymouth Sound for detonation at sea.Officials announced at Crownhill Police Station an on-site controlled explosion was the only safe option.