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Franklin Hospital Evacuated After Threat

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Operations are getting back to normal at Franklin Hospital, after an evacuation Sunday.

Emergency crews scrambled to evacuate Franklin Hospital Sunday night, after a bomb threat was made against the facility.

First responders from several area communities joined in to help move patients out of the hospital - some to other area hospitals - as crews searched the building.

No injuries were reported, and crews say the threat was unfounded. Patients and staff were back in the hospital late Sunday night.
 

Former WSIU Associate Director of News and Public Affairs Jennifer Fuller joined Capitol News Illinois in July 2023 as the organization’s broadcast director.

Contact Jennifer Fuller at jfuller@capitolnewsillinois.com
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