Things sometimes get goofed up during emergencies.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department sent out a county-wide emergency alert telling people to evacuate, even in areas not affected by any fires.
According to the Daily News:
The Los Angeles County Fire Department mistakenly sent out an evacuation warning to all of Los Angeles County Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9.
Just before 4 p.m., people across the county received cell phone alerts ordering them to evacuate, even in areas unaffected by the ongoing fires.
“It was an error,” LACFD spokesperson Kaitlyn Aldana said.
The alert caused many residents, already tense from the ongoing fires raging across the county, to fear their homes were now in danger, too.
They sent out another alert rescinding the error alert.
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