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AVOID THE AREA - EVACUATE IF ORDERED TO DO SO Area of 700 Dyer Road - GA Power Plant / Construction UPDATE | 2:19 PM | FROM THE CCSO **URGENT** There is currently a large police presence investigating a possible bomb threat at Plant Yates (708 Dyer Rd). Please avoid this area if possible. If you have any information regarding this situation, please call 911 or the Coweta County Sheriff's Office at 770-253-1502 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CLXcwPjU5/ **************************************************** There is a growing police and fire presence in the area as an active situation is being investigated and worked. Everyone is being evacuated from the area for what seem to be some type of threat against the area. AVOID THE AREA - EVACUATE IF ORDERED TO DO SO
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 3:43 PM
The 📰🚁 up there doing 📰🚁💩
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 3:35 PM
Not sure why they just now decided to send and EAS alert to everyone in the county. Unaware of any change in the situation in reference to an increased threat.
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 3:18 PM
been pretty quite thankfully, some specialized units have arrived on scene to help investigate but no word on if they've found anything at this point
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 2:48 PM
With all non-essential employees off the site, and the threat believed to be focused to the area within the facility gates it becomes a waiting game. Prayers the next thing we hear from officials is an all clear.
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 2:33 PM
I'm being told that all but a handful of core employees and first responders have been safely evacuated from the site. Focus now turns to investigating the threat and verify it.
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 2:26 PM
From Coweta County 911/Emergency Management Agency **Urgent Public Service Announcement** Please be advised that public safety is investigating a potential threat at Plant Yates located at 708 Dyer Road. Highway 16 has been shut down and plant staff are being evacuated. Avoid the area during this time. We will continue to share updates. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1987yeW5My/
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 2:22 PM
Roughly 800 employees are onsite today, crews are working as fast as possible to get everyone outside the gate and out of the area. From where units are set up it seems they believe the biggest threat would be to anyone on the inside of the gate around the facility.
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 2:19 PM
FROM THE CCSO **URGENT** There is currently a large police presence investigating a possible bomb threat at Plant Yates (708 Dyer Rd). Please avoid this area if possible. If you have any information regarding this situation, please call 911 or the Coweta County Sheriff's Office at 770-253-1502 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CLXcwPjU5/
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UPDATE: TODAY AT 2:09 PM
A large number of law enforcement units and fire units are on scene in the area as a full evacuation of the plant and surrounding area is actively being conducted. I'm being told by a few workers at the plant that have reached out that they're being told someone found a written threat against the construction that's ongoing at the plant. Working to get more information.
AGENCIES: UNKNOWN
DISPATCHED: TODAY AT 1:58 PM | CLEARED: UNKNOWN
