A 100kg aerial bomb is found during excavation works at the construction site of the upcoming The Myst condominium in Upper Bukit Timah Road. The police are informed at 11.57am.

Residents in parts of Bukit Panjang and Upper Bukit Timah are told to leave their homes on Sept 26, when a specialist team will conduct a controlled detonation of the bomb.

More than 4,000 residents from over 1,000 homes are affected, making this the largest evacuation exercise involving the detonation of a World War II era relic.

Residents and shop owners in the area make preparations for the impending

detonation. In an advisory to residents seen by ST, the police warned residents to keep their windows open as there is a chance of them shattering from the blast.

8am: Residents are required to leave the area.

11am: The police put up a 200m cordon around the bomb and close the roads in the area. Eleven bus services skip several stops.

12.30pm: The Downtown Line stops

temporarily for the controlled detonation.

The Singapore Armed Forces Explosive

Ordenance Disposal team carries out the first of two detonations.

1.45pm: The war relic is successfully disposed of after a second detonation. Authorities inspect the construction site, nearby drains and pipelines, as well as buildings for any damage as a result of the explosion.

5.10pm: The authorities assess that infrastructure nearby is structurally safe.

Residents are allowed to return to their homes.

6pm: Some residents discover damage like shattered glass and a damaged false ceiling in their buildings.

A 100kg aerial bomb is found during excavation works at the construction site of the

upcoming The Myst condominium in Upper Bukit Timah Road. The police are informed

at 11.57am.

Residents in parts of Bukit Panjang and Upper Bukit Timah are told to leave their homes on Sept 26, when a specialist team will conduct a controlled detonation of the bomb.

More than 4,000 residents from over 1,000 homes are affected, making this the largest evacuation exercise involving the detonation of a World War II era relic.

Residents and shop owners in the area make preparations for the impending detonation.

In an advisory to residents seen by ST, the police warned residents to keep their windows open as there is a chance of them shattering from the blast.

8am: Residents are required to leave the area.

11am: The police put up a 200m cordon around the bomb and close the roads in the area. Eleven bus services skip several stops.

12.30pm: The Downtown Line stops temporarily for the controlled detonation. The Singapore Armed Forces Explosive Ordenance Disposal team carries out the first of two detonations.

1.45pm: The war relic is successfully disposed of after a second detonation. Authorities inspect the construction site, nearby drains and pipelines, as well as buildings for any damage as a result of the explosion.

5.10pm: The authorities assess that infrastructure nearby is structurally safe. Residents are allowed to return to their homes.

6pm: Some residents discover damage like shattered glass and a damaged false ceiling in their buildings.