Illinois: Lake Forest Hotel Evacuated After Guest Found Making Homemade Bombs In Room


The incident began at about 6:20 p.m., when Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a disturbance at a hotel room at the three-story Staybridge Suites Irvine East/Lake Forest, located at 2 Orchard Rd.

When deputies entered the room, they discovered several homemade explosive devices and illegal explosive substances.

Surrounding rooms were evacuated while an OCSD Bomb Squad and an O.C. Fire Authority Hazmat Team were called in.

A man in his 30s was arrested on multiple felony charges, the sheriff’s department said.

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Source: CBS Los Angeles