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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Police are responding to reports of a possible armed person at a Foster Farms plant in Corvallis, Oregon.
In a Tweet the Corvallis Police said officers were at the scene Thursday morning of "an active threat at Foster Farms" and that the situation was contained and there was no risk to the public.
Dan Duncan, a police spokesperson, told the Corvallis Gazette-Times that it wasn't immediately known if there were injuries.
Nearby businesses were placed on lockdown and authorities advised people to avoid the area.
Corvallis is city of about 54,000 people located approximately 80 miles south of Portland, Oregon.
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