2,000 Bermondsey homes evacuated and Tower Bridge closed after WWII ordnance unearthed.
Industry news portal Construction Enquirer is reporting that Crawley-based demolition contractor Matthews has uncovered an unexploded 1,000 lb World War Two bomb on a south London building site near the Shard.
A digger driver raised the alert triggering a widespread evacuation of over 2,000 homes and closure of Tower Bridge.
The unexploded bomb, which is 5 ft long, was uncovered yesterday during demolition of buildings in Bermondsey at the former site of the Southwark Irish Pensioners Centre to make way for a 7-storey residential scheme.
Police have sealed off the area bringing widespread transport disruption, and scores of people were forced to sleep overnight in a nearby leisure centre and several rest camps
Bomb disposal experts said they are aiming to make the bomb safe this morning.
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