Army bomb squad blows up WW2 shell found at Doncaster house
A controlled explosion was carried out
An Army bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion after a suspected World War 2 mortar shell was found at a house in Doncaster.
Emergency services were called to Robin Hood Crescent in Edenthorpe yesterday morning after a resident made the discovery.
The quiet residential street was sealed off and the Army’s bomb disposal team called in.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “At 10.16am yesterday (12 November), we were called to reports of a suspected WW2 mortar device being found inside a property on Robin Hood Crescent, in the Edenthorpe area of Doncaster.
“Robin Hood Crescent was closed while officers and the army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene.
“The EOD team carried out a controlled detonation of the device, and the road has now reopened.”