Police find credible bomb threat at Illinois plant and urge evacuations

First reported by ABC News at Sat 3:01 AM · 7 outlets in all

1. Washington Examiner5hIllinois ethanol plant bomb forces evacuation as FBI investigatesA bomb was found Friday at an ethanol plant in Peoria, a central Illinois city of about 110,000, officials said, sparking an investigation involving the FBI and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people living nearby. Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said an explosive device found at BioUrja Renewables has been rendered safe, but evacuations
2. Guardian6hEvacuation zone lifted after bomb found at Illinois ethanol plantPeoria officials said a bomb was found at BioUrja Renewables and later defused; FBI said it is investigatingResidents were ordered to evacuate parts of an Illinois community on Friday after the mayor there said authorities found a bomb at a local ethanol- and alcohol-production plant.The discovery reported at BioUrja Renewables in Peoria triggered a mandatory evacuation over a one-mile evacuation zone encompassing sections of that city as well as the adjacent municipality of East Peoria. Officials ultimately lifted the evacuation zone at about 1.25pm local time on Saturday – but only after…
3. CBS News7hEvacuation lifted after bomb threat near industrial plant in IllinoisPolice said the device had been rendered safe and residents were allowed to return to their homes.
4. NBC News10hDevice deemed ‘credible threat’ triggers evacuation around ethanol plant in Peoria, IllinoisA suspicious device at an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, triggered evacuations within a 1-mile radius, with local events forced to cancel as investigations continue.
5. CNN10hBomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant triggers evacuation
6. NY Post11hBomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant forces mandatory mile-wide evacuation orderA bomb threat at an ethanol plant prompted a large-scale evacuation for an entire Illinois city Friday night as officials worked to defuse the credible threat.
7. ABC News11hPolice find credible bomb threat at Illinois plant and urge evacuationsAuthorities are investigating a "credible" threat at a plant in Peoria, Illinois, after a device was discovered at the facility Friday night and later rendered safe by bomb technicians.No additional devices were found and the evacuation order within a one-mile blast radius of the BioUrja Renewables facility has been lifted after investigators searched the facility for hours, Peoria police said Saturday.Police determined at about 6:45 p.m. local time Friday that a package at the facility was a credible threat and established a one-mile blast radius, officials said.25News - PHOTO: Peoria Police…