The "unplanned" detonation of a World War II bomb sent a huge smoke plume billowing into the sky over a seaside town. Police officers in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, cordoned off part of the town on Tuesday (February 7).
It came after an unexploded World War II device was discovered while workers were dredging in the River Yare. A 400m area was cordoned off at points with hundreds of families and nearby businesses evacuated for three nights, reports NorfolkLive.
Police said the device was around a metre long, weighing 250kg, and was unsafe to move. Before the detonation could be carried out, they built massive sand walls around it to contain the explosion.
