A bomb found near an industrial building in Peoria, Illinois, has necessitated all residents in a 1-mile radius to immediately evacuate, authorities said.
Peoria police said a suspicious package was found near a BioUrja ethanol plant, at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, and that hours later it was determined to be a “credible threat.”
“Notifications were sent out with an evacuation order in the one-mile blast radius” from the BioUrja facility, police chief Brad Dixon said early Saturday…