2 Men Injured After Playing with WWII Artillery Shell While Allegedly Drunk
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Two men were injured in an explosion in a building in Poland on October 21.
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The explosion was caused by a World War II artillery shell, according to Głubczyce police.
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Police also discovered another explosive war “memorabilia” while searching the apartment during their investigation.
Two people have been injured after a World War II artillery shell exploded in a building in Poland.
On Tuesday, October 21, around 7:30 a.m. local time, police in Głubczyce received information that a window in a building on Mickiewicza Street was “hanging unnaturally,” as if an explosion had occurred, police said in a press release.
Upon further investigation, officers discovered that an object had exploded inside an apartment where two men aged 62 and 65 and a 45-year-old woman were drinking alcohol. One of the men and the woman had blood alcohol levels 12 times the legal driving limit in Poland, CBS News reported.
According to the police statement, the two men were injured in the explosion, but their lives are not in danger. One of them had to be taken to hospital due to his leg injury.
Głubczyce Police
The apartment where a WWII artillery shell exploded in Poland
Other residents of the building and people living in nearby homes were evacuated as part of the police investigation.
Dogs trained to detect the smell of explosives were assisted on site by bomb disposal experts from the Independent Anti-Terrorism Unit of the Katowice Police.
Preliminary findings indicate the explosion was caused by a World War II artillery shell that exploded in the apartment, according to the police news release. The owner of the premises reportedly revealed that he brought the object home after finding it in the forest “several years ago”.
Another explosive wartime ‘souvenir’ was discovered as police searched their apartment, which was to be secured and neutralized at a military training ground.
“We remind you that if you discover an object resembling an unexploded ordnance, you must under no circumstances move it, touch it or disarm it,” police warned. “The area where it is located must be secured against access by unauthorized persons, especially children.”
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Głubczyce Police
Police at the scene of the explosion
“If you are in an open space or forest, mark the area so that no one enters it and it can be easily found,” police continued. “Report the discovery to the nearest police station as soon as possible. Officers will secure the area and notify the bomb disposal unit.
“Remember that very large projectiles can have a range of up to several hundred meters,” they conclude.
Głubczyce police officers are working alongside the Głubczyce District Prosecutor’s Office to investigate a building explosion.
Evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes after approval from a building inspector.
PEOPLE contacted Głubczyce police on Friday, October 24, but did not receive an immediate response.
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