Production in Litvínov refinery shut down after WWII-era unexploded bomb found on site

Production in Unipetrol’s Litvínov refinery in North Bohemia was shut down after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was discovered during excavation work in a remote section of the complex on Wednesday.

The refinery is expected to resume operations once the unexploded bomb is safely removed from the site, a process that the police estimate will be completed no earlier than Wednesday, 28 August.

Pyrotechnicians identified the find as a 250-kg British aerial bomb designed to explode 144 hours after the impact. Following the discovery, police evacuated 582 workers from the site and temporarily closed the main road between Litvínov and Most.