LA County sends evacuation order by mistake, causing panic, confusion among enraged residents: ‘It was irresponsible’
Phone alarms sounded Thursday night when a message came through urging residents to “gather loved ones, pets, and supplies” and evacuate their homes.
LA County Fire mistakenly sends out emergency evacuation alert to entire county
Around 4:15 p.m., another alert was sent out by the the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management asking residents to disregard the previous alert, as it was only intended for the Kenneth fire, which erupted near West Hills bordering Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier in the afternoon.
Emergency Alert sent in error to all LA County residents, increasing panic amid fires
I have been informed the evacuation warning that many of us just received on our phones was mistakenly issued countywide due to a technical error,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said.
All of Los Angeles County receives evacuation alert in error
Los Angeles County officials accidentally sent an evacuation text to all residents in error on Thursday evening as wildfires continue to spread rapidly throughout the area. The city’s emergency management department retracted the statement on X and in text messages to residents.
Evacuation warning alert sent to all L.A. County residents by mistake, officials say
An emergency alert issuing an evacuation warning for all of Los Angeles County was sent out by accident, according to officials. <a href="
FALSE ALARM: L.A. County widespread evacuation warning sent in error
Southern Californians from Long Beach to Santa Clarita heard it; the loud, blaring blasts from their phones and a startling warning - but it wasn’t meant for everyone.
Evacuation warning emergency alert was sent in error across LA County
An emergency alert about an evacuation warning was sent out to cellphones across most of Los Angeles County Thursday afternoon, but the alert was issued in error.
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