{"id":40562,"date":"2020-02-18T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=40562"},"modified":"2020-02-18T16:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:08:00","slug":"we-found-a-world-war-two-bomb-on-penarth-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/we-found-a-world-war-two-bomb-on-penarth-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;We found a World War Two bomb on Penarth Beach&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homes evacuated and roads closed after family unwittingly bring home live device<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-770x568.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-500x369.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-293x216.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-770x568.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-500x369.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature-293x216.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/untitled-feature.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The WW2 incendiary device was found on the beach by Tammy Ryan<br \/> and her family, who then took it home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A FAMILY unwittingly brought home a World War Two bomb from Penarth beach &#8211; causing neighbours to be evacuated and sparking commuter chaos across Cardiff. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tammy Ryan, 41, was on a beach walk with her daughter, husband and dog when they found the bomb yesterday. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t realise what it was, we just took it home and thought it was something that washed up in the storm,\u201d said Mrs Ryan. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mrs Ryan and her family took the bomb back to her home in Andrew Road, Penarth. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122918-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Residents of Andrew Road were evacuated on Monday evening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until she used Google Lens image recognition technology, that they realised it was a WW2 incendiary device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mrs Ryan, who works as a paramedic, called South Wales Police who evacuated her neighbours to Penarth Leisure Centre and cordoned off the area. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Police also closed Barry Road, between the junction with Penarth Road and the turning to Llandough.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-293x165.png 293w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1-1400x788.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Untitled-design-2-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Police closed Barry Road after Mrs Ryan reported she had the bomb <br \/>at her home on Andrew Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was absolutely mortified; it was rather embarrassing. &nbsp;We sincerely apologise,\u201d said Mrs Ryan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She said that they normally take things from the beach, like beech wood or shells. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cObviously, we have never taken a bomb home before,\u201d she continued: \u201cLuckily we had the thought to remove it from the beach, if kids had found it who knows what would have happened.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mrs Ryan said the Penarth Leisure Centre staff were \u201cfantastic\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome of them stayed late, and they gave us tea and coffee,\u201d said Mrs Ryan. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>She added that some of the children joked that they should have brought their swimming kit. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-1024x768.jpg 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/IMG_20200218_122420-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Residents of Andrew Road were evacuated to Penarth Leisure Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: \u201cArmy bomb disposal units were deployed and the item was confirmed as a live incendiary bomb and safely removed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Due to the road closure, many commuters faced a nightmare journey home on Monday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>At 7.30pm, Capital South Wales reported that that traffic was delayed by over an hour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Traffic affected neighbouring areas of Llandough, Grangetown, Butetown and the city centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ridiculous traffic in Grangetown this evening. Even &#39;quiet&#39; side streets like this were clogged. Roadworks and partial closures to blame. Becoming more day to day though. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gq7RkZB4s9\">pic.twitter.com\/Gq7RkZB4s9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Grangetown community (@grangecardiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grangecardiff\/status\/1229491204884090880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Nick Skinner, a TV producer and Penarth resident, said it took him over an hour to get from Pontcanna.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was one of the worst jams I\u2019ve seen. I\u2019d thought it\u2019d be easy to get home as it was half term, but I basically hit gridlock from Grangetown all the way to Penarth,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI usually cycle but I\u2019d taken my bike to be fixed &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp; I\u2019d really picked the wrong day to drive!\u201d He joked. \u201cThankfully I\u2019m now back on two wheels.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The railway line, which runs over Andrew Road, was later blocked by a hanging TV mast near Grangetown, and train commuters faced hours of disruption<\/p>\n\n\n<p>At 6pm, Transport for Wales announced on social media that all lines between Cardiff and Penarth were cancelled due to a \u2018hazard\u2019 blocking the line.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A ticket acceptance with Cardiff Bus was put in place but the bus services were also being affected by the road closure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please be aware there may be delays to services 92, 93, 94, 95 &amp; 95A as traffic builds in the area as a result of the road closure <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CeNid9P5BY\">https:\/\/t.co\/CeNid9P5BY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cardiff bus (@Cardiffbus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardiffbus\/status\/1229448418583621632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Barry Road was reopened at 8.30pm, almost four hours after the initial road closure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cNext time we find something unusual on the beach, we will do our research there \u2013 not at home,\u201d said Mrs Ryan. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homes evacuated and roads closed after family unwittingly bring home live device A FAMILY unwittingly brought home a World War Two bomb from Penarth beach &#8211; causing neighbours to be evacuated and sparking commuter chaos across Cardiff. &nbsp; Tammy Ryan, 41, was on a beach walk with her daughter, husband and dog when they found the bomb yesterday. &nbsp; 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