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US bomb scare: Residents evacuated after explosive device found near ethanol plant

US bomb scare: Residents evacuated after explosive device found near ethanol plant

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A bomb was discovered at the BioUrja Renewables ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, prompting a massive emergency response on November 13, Friday. Authorities and the FBI launched an investigation into the credible threat, and bomb technicians later rendered the device safe. More than 5,000 residents and workers within a one‑mile radius were evacuated as part of the evacuation effort.

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RSS excerpt

A bomb found near an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois triggered widespread evacuations as authorities and the FBI launched an investigation into the credible threat.

Coverage arrived over 11 hours. First from The Economic Times, latest from Mathrubhumi English.

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How this event was covered

First reported by The Economic Times at 03:51 UTC on 14 Nov.

Everything here arrived on one day, and nothing since.

Across 2 desks: india, world.

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  1. The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Peoria bomb threat: What to know about the police warning and one-mile evacuation zone

    Police in Peoria, Illinois issued a mandatory evacuation order due to a bomb threat at BioUrja Renewables. Residents and workers within a one-mile radius are urged to evacuate immediately, remaining away until further notice. The Peoria Police Department is conducting an investigation to determine…

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  2. 10 hours later
  3. Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

    US: Bomb threat at Illinois ethanol plant triggers evacuation; Explosives recovered, FBI continues probe

    CHICAGO: A bomb was discovered at the BioUrja Renewables ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, triggering a massive emergency response on November 13, Friday. More than 5,000 residents and workers within the one-mile radius has been evacuated. Although bomb technicians rendered the device safe later…

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  4. 54 minutes later
  5. Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. Current article

    US bomb scare: Residents evacuated after explosive device found near ethanol plant

    A bomb found near an ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois triggered widespread evacuations as authorities and the FBI launched an investigation into the credible threat.

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Who did not run this

3 newsrooms ran this event. 21 others published in India recently and did not.

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  • ANI ANI Media
  • DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India TV Independent News Service
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Indian Express Indian Express Group
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Pioneer The Pioneer
  • The Shillong Times The Shillong Times
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The Tribune The Tribune Trust

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