No Explosives Found After Iowa Fertilizer Plant Bomb Threat

The Lee County Sheriff says that no explosive devices were discovered after yet another bomb threat was discovered at the Iowa Fertilizer Plant in Wever on Thursday.

A press release from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office says that a message had been incredibed on the wall of a Port-a-Potty saying that “a bomb will go off downstream on September 3rd”, with “downstream” believed to be a reference to a certain area of the construction site.

Bomb sniffing dogs were deployed by the fertilizer company and seven area law enforcement agencies swept the construction site, and no explosive devices were located.

Materials were distributed to workers detailing the seriousness of those threats and the possible penalties of the crime. A reward may be offered from the Iowa Fertilizer Company and the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for information leading to an arrest. Call the sheriff’s office at (319) 372-1152 or the Burlington Crimestoppers at (319) 752-6835.

This is the second bomb threat the facility has received this year. In July, workers were sent home after a bomb threat was discovered–also scrawled on the wall of a Port-a-Potty.

The plant is not yet in operation, and no combustible materials are present in the storage tanks.

Work was not disrupted as the threat of an actual explosive device was low.