A bomb discovered at a renewable fuel plant in Peoria, Illinois, prompted local authorities Friday evening to declare a one-mile blast radius and evacuate thousands of people around the facility, raising questions about possible attempted industrial sabotage.
Timeline
Police discovered the package near the BioUrja facility at 2 p.m. local time on Friday.
Mayor Rita Ali confirmed: “We know it’s a credible threat. We know it’s a bomb," noting that the plant handles ethanol and highly combustible chemicals.
Police Chief Brad Dixon emphasized this was not a hoax (unlike most bomb threats) and asked for public patience while the site is searched.
By 9:12 p.m., the bomb had been rendered safe.
"The area of BioUrja has not been rendered safe, just the package that was on site. It's a large facility, there's going to be an exhaustive search," Dixon said during a press conference earlier this morning.
The incident at the BioUrja ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois remains very active this morning. Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said at an overnight press conference that one device has been rendered safe, but the rest of the facility has not been cleared and the search will… https://t.co/cKTNkHcUzr pic.twitter.com/Uc6PlFA9GI
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