Bowling Green Henkel plant shuts down due to bomb threat

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A bomb threat forced the closure of the Henkel plant in Bowling Green Monday night. The plant remained closed on Tuesday.

According to Bowling Green police, a threatening message was discovered on a wall inside one of the bathrooms.

Police said Tuesday that investigators conducted a walk-through, but nothing was located.

A Henkel spokewoman sent WNKY the following statement:

Henkel will always put the safety and security of our employees first. Based on a security threat, we contacted local police and we shut down the plant out of abundance of caution, so we can conduct a thorough safety inspection, including the use of a canine unit. We extend our thanks to our employees for conducting a safe and orderly shutdown of the plant, and we appreciate fast response of the police. The incident remains under investigation.

Henkel is a global leader in laundry, home care, beauty care and adhesives and is the largest operation in the South Central Kentucky Industrial Park