FBI search follows bomb discovery at Illinois ethanol plant, prompting mass evacuation

A bomb was found at an ethanol plant in Illinois , prompting authorities to evacuate people living nearby as police searched the facility, officials said on Saturday.

Authorities found the device Friday at BioUrja Renewables , an ethanol plant in Peoria.

Officials deemed it a credible threat, and Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said authorities were not treating the incident as a hoax.

Bomb technicians rendered the device safe at about 9:12 p.m. Friday, but officials said the plant had not been cleared.