Bomb update 2: The bomb was defused this afternoon, and at approximately 3pm residents were allowed to return home. To see a short video filmed by a local resident, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8mUUcnP3X0&feature=youtu.be
Bomb update: residents are waking up this morning in a strange bed, after yesterday’s exclusion zone kept them away from home overnight. Some went to stay with relatives or friends outside the area, while some stayed at the Tower Hamlets Council Rest centre at Bethnal Green Academy, where they were provided with emergency bedding, food, drink and wash bags. On the advice of the army, London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police, the Council extended the exclusion zone last night to 200 metres – catching more residents than had originally been affected when the bomb was found.
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Tower Hamlets Council has announced that an unexploded World War Two bomb has been uncovered at a building site in Bethnal Green – at the junction of Temple Street and Old Bethnal Green Road. The Council has confirmed that the surrounding area is currently cordoned off to pedestrians and traffic. Residents are advised to avoid the area and through traffic is advised to take alternative routes and not plan to go through Bethnal Green. The Council’s Emergency Planning procedure has now kicked into operation to keep residents safe. The Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade are working with the Council on this. The Council has set up a rest centre in a local school and has sent a full Rest Centre Team to the school to support the rest centre. The Council promises updates on the situation as soon as possible.
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