Video taking off 19x its usual first day

Peoria evacuation persisted after bomb made safe, CBS Chicago reports

The station's bulletin pairs police reassurance about the device with an evacuation order that was still active at the time of the report.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 39,530 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (2,029).

Evacuation order in effect after credible bomb threat in Peoria, Illinois

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Police barricades block traffic in CBS Chicago's footage from Peoria, where a suspicious package inside an ethanol and alcohol production plant prompted a mandatory evacuation.

The station reports that people living and working within a mile of BioUrja Renewables were evacuated. The order covered a large section of Peoria and neighboring East Peoria.

The bulletin includes two important updates: the city's mayor confirmed that the package was a bomb, and the police chief said it had been rendered safe. Authorities also said no other devices had been found inside the facility. At the time of the broadcast, however, the evacuation order remained in place.

The brief report drew roughly 31,500 views in its first 15 hours, already far beyond CBS Chicago's usual first-day audience for Shorts. Its focus stays on the immediate public-safety information: the evacuated area, the police barricades and what officials said about the device.

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