City-wide emergency alert in Los Angeles sent in error to millions
An alert designated to warn people of a fire northwest of downtown Los Angeles went sent county-wide, according to a local official. At the time, emergency management was monitoring the Kenneth Fire which triggered its own evacuations.
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.
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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A second alert followed the first, explaining that it was meant only for people near the Kenneth Fire, a new brush fire that ignited Thursday afternoon.
Evacuation alert mistakenly sent to LA County residents
A wireless emergency evacuation alert was sent to residents across Los Angeles County. However, it was meant for people near the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.
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