Chimney Sweeper Locates Munition While Cleaning

Berrylands, United Kingdom A chimney sweeper form 1-2-C Chimney Sweep Services was cleaning out the chimney of a residential house discovered something lodged inside the chimney. After working the item loose, he got the shock of his life when he discovered that it was a munition item.

The worker called the police who evacuated the area and called in a bomb disposal team for technical support. The bomb disposal team identified the munition as a WWII era mortar. The chimney reportedly was not used for over 30 years and was only now being cleaned because a new unsuspecting owner moved into the house. The munition was reportedly wedged into an inner compartment of the chimney indicating that it had been but there purposely verses falling in through the flue.

The munition was safely relocated by the bomb disposal team for proper disposal. No one was injured during the incident but the new homeowner felt so bad about inconveniencing the neighbors due to the evacuation that she bought a few rounds of pints for everyone at the neighborhood tavern.