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Ramon Antonio Vargas

UNCOVERED: Bomb found at illinois ethanol plant prompting evacuations | History Defined

A cityscape.
Officials ordered an evacuation in a one-mile zone in Peoria, Illinois (pictured). Photograph: Nick Suydam/Alamy

Residents were ordered to evacuate parts of an Illinois community on Friday after the mayor there said authorities found a bomb at a local ethanol- and alcohol-production plant.

The discovery reported at BioUrja Renewables in Peoria triggered a mandatory evacuation over a one-mile evacuation zone encompassing sections of that city as well as the adjacent municipality of East Peoria.

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