Controlled Explosion for Incendiary Device Found Near Daventry

A controlled explosion was carried out after a suspected World War Two Incendiary Bomb (IB) was found during construction works. The item was found in the village of Welton, near Daventry in Northamptonshire.

A security cordon was put in place prior to the attendance of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. The EOD team made the item safe through a controlled detonation.

See: https://www.northantslive.news/news/northamptonshire-news/huge-explosion-daventry-unexploded-bomb-7533165