Bomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant lifts 1-mile evacuation
What's new: Investigators found no other devices after searching the sprawling BioUrja facility, and no injuries were reported.
Authorities lifted an evacuation order around BioUrja Renewables in Peoria, Illinois, after bomb technicians rendered safe a suspicious device found near the ethanol plant and investigators found nothing else of concern. Police had ordered people within a 1-mile radius to leave Friday after determining the package was a credible threat, citing the blast risk posed by combustible materials at the site. Federal and local officers, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, searched the facility Saturday as part of a criminal investigation. Officials said no arrests had been made and no injuries were reported. The plant spans about 44 1/2 football fields along the Illinois River.