Update 2: Everyone has been cleared to return to the buildings. Facebook spokesperson Genevieve Grdina issued this statement: “Late this afternoon, we received a bomb threat and took swift action to evacuate several buildings at our Menlo Park campus. We take the safety and security of our people at Facebook extremely seriously and are glad that everyone is safe. We are working closely with local authorities to investigate this threat and further monitor the situation.”
Update: Facebook has confirmed that it is looking into a bomb threat on its Menlo Park campus. A few buildings, but not all, were evacuated, and everyone is safe.
A building in Facebook’s Menlo Park campus was evacuated after a bomb threat early Tuesday evening. Around 5PM, the Menlo Park police department warned people to avoid the area around the 200 block of Jefferson Drive as they investigated a bomb threat. Then they said 200 Jefferson Drive, the address of Facebook Building 24 and Instagram’s headquarters, has been evacuated and a bomb unit is on the scene.
Police activity in the 200 block of Jefferson Drive/Constitution Drive in Menlo Park due to a bomb threat. Avoid the area. https://t.co/9LgfA9ulgR
— Menlo Park PD (@MenloParkPD) December 12, 2018
Update to bomb threat at 200 Jefferson Drive: The building has been evacuated and the bomb unit is on scene. https://t.co/a8FwUhkwFz
— Menlo Park PD (@MenloParkPD) December 12, 2018
According to NBC Bay Area, a tip about a threat to the Facebook campus came from the New York Police Department’s Crimestopper Unit, which notified the Menlo Park Police.
#UPDATE: Tip about threat to Facebook campus came from NYPD’s Crimestopper Unit, which in turn notified Menlo Park Police.
LIVE VIDEO: https://t.co/Xfi07wxCWy pic.twitter.com/FvATOPBksR— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) December 12, 2018
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is available.