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Peoria residents evacuated after credible threat at ethanol plant
A bomb threat at BioUrja Renewables’ ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, prompted an urgent evacuation on Friday. Local officials called the threat credible and urged residents to leave, while river crossings and transport routes were closed as emergency services responded.
The city ordered people within a one-mile radius to evacuate, and officials said the restrictions would remain until at least 9am on Saturday. Interstate 74 was closed in both directions through Peoria, and the Illinois River was shut to traffic; police, fire services, state authorities, the FBI, Coast Guard and Homeland Security were involved. About 50 people had gathered at an evacuation site shortly after midnight, and officials had not confirmed whether there was more than one device.
In short
- A credible bomb threat triggered evacuations in Peoria.
- Residents within one mile were told to leave.
- Roads and river crossings were closed during the response.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Panic as active bomb forces urgent evacuation of Illinois city while official says ‘we cannot guarantee safety’”.