Work Crew Evacuated as Live World War II Bomb is Defused at London Project Site
U.K. military munitions experts on May 22 successfully defused an unexploded bomb dating from World War II that was found during excavation work on a residential-retail project near Wembley Stadium in London. The explosive, estimated at 110 lb, is thought to have been dropped during Nazi raids in the early 1940s, officials said. The discovery prompted evacuation of nearby homes and businesses as well as workers at the site of Dexion House, a two-building complex set for completion in June 2016. It will provide student housing, recreational facilities and retail space in two multistory buildings, according to a report in Building, a U.K. publication. The report said engineers built a blast wall around the site to limit the damage of an accidental explosion.