Some residents were startled by a loud bang near the Shell petrol station on Wednesday afternoon. It came from a controlled detonation carried out as a precaution after TEDAX explosive-ordnance specialists examined a suspicious backpack. The blast echoed across the surrounding area, but no injuries were reported.
The bag was found at around 16:00 on Wednesday, 11 November, on Calle de los Escoriales, beside a well-known local supermarket. The Guardia Civil took charge, cordoned off the area and activated the security protocol. El Español reported that the Shell station was evacuated as a precaution. Nearby DIA and Supercor supermarkets were evacuated too. Antena 3 placed the controlled detonation at about 20:45. The Ayuntamiento later said the backpack contained no explosive or other hazardous material, a finding also reported by Europa Press, citing Guardia Civil sources. A previous report on the Vigo UGT blast concerned damage to a union office during a general strike.
A second alert was reported at around 20:00.
The Ayuntamiento said another suspicious object had been found on Calle Dehesa de los Panes, near a different establishment. The security protocol was activated, and checks found no risk. The council said it had followed Guardia Civil instructions not to release information while the operations were under way. It also provided Policía Local and Protección Civil resources to support the emergency services and reported no further incidents of this kind after the two alerts.
