Bulldozer Driver Killed At Scrap Metal Site From UXO

Euskirchen, Germany A bulldozer driver was killed and 13 others injured when an explosion occurred at a debris sorting area used by a construction company. The explosion occurred as the bulldozer driver attempted to move a pile of recyclable debris (i.e., old scrap metal items from construction projects / sites). Two of the 13 injured are in critical condition at a nearby hospital. The blast damaged homes in a 400 meter radius around the detonation site.

Authorities responding to the accident suspect that WWII UXO, type not reported, was mixed in with the debris which caused the explosion. It wasn't immediately clear whether the UXO was buried in the ground or had been inadvertently transported to the site as scrap material to be recycled.