Law enforcement searches Illinois plant after 'credible threat' of explosive device
Bomb technicians rendered the device safe as state and federal officers searched the sprawling biofuels plant and police lifted the evacuation order.
- On Saturday, state and federal officers finished searching the BioUrja ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, after a device deemed a "credible threat" was discovered on Friday near the facility.
- The incident began Friday when the BioUrja plant notified police of a bomb threat, prompting officials to order residents within a 1-mile radius to evacuate as a precaution.
- Personnel from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives searched the sprawling facility, which Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said spans 44-1/2 football fields.
- The Peoria Police Department announced on Facebook that nothing "of concern" was found, allowing authorities to lift the evacuation notice for Peoria's approximately 110,000 residents on Saturday.
- Bomb technicians rendered the device safe, though Peoria Police Chief Dixon said an "extensive criminal investigation" is underway to identify the person responsible for the threat.
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Law enforcement searches Illinois plant after 'credible threat' of explosive device
State and federal officers on Saturday searched a biofuels plant in Peoria, Illinois, for explosives after a device deemed a "credible threat" was found nearby, officials said, prompting a notice for residents to evacuate an area with a 1-mile radius.
U.S. officials discovered an explosive device near an ethanol production plant in Illinois, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents. The bomb has been removed by bomb disposal experts, but the area is currently being examined.
[Cable News] A bomb was found at an ethanol plant in Illinois, USA. Residents within a two-kilometer radius were evacuated for nearly a day; no one was injured. The ethanol plant is located in Peoria, in the central state of Illinois.
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