Some Los Angeles County residents received "erroneous" fire evacuation alerts, officials say
Some residents across Los Angeles County woke up Friday to a wireless emergency evacuation alert, but county officials confirmed it was another "erroneous" message.
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"It’s hard to see, because there’s so much pain and suffering,” said one local, who dropped off toys at the Westwood Recreation Center in West Los Angeles.
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.
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Los Angeles County residents received an evacuation warning in error Thursday as another fire sparked that afternoon.
Another evacuation alert sent in error to phones of Los Angeles County residents
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.
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While the message was intended for residents of Woodland Hills, officials say the registration location of the phones might have caused a wider distribution.
Emergency alert sent in error causes confusion across Los Angeles
A wireless emergency alert sent to all Los Angeles County residents on Thursday afternoon mistakenly warned of widespread evacuations. The alert, which caused substantial alarm, read: “This is an emergency message from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Evacuation alert mistakenly sent to LA County residents
A wireless emergency evacuation alert was sent to residents across Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon. However, it was meant for people in the order and warning zones for the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.
Another Los Angeles County evacuation warning was mistakenly sent out
Many in Los Angeles County perhaps woke up to a panic at about 4 a.m. on Friday as another evacuation warning was sent to smartphones throughout the area. This time, just like the one sent out on Thursday afternoon,
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