After two days of dealing with wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, residents across Los Angeles County received a wildfire evacuation alert on Thursday afternoon that was a mistake. Shortly after, officials sent a follow-up alert saying that the notice was intended only for people near the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.
Los Angeles County shared a message on X explaining what happened: “An evacuation order for residents near the Kenneth Fire currently burning in West Hills was mistakenly issued Countywide. This alert was only intended for residents of Calabasas and Agoura Hills.”
CBS News quotes a local official who said that the alert, which included a broken URL, was sent “due to a technical error.”
This is the alert to disregard the other evacuation warning. Image: The Verge
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Original Author: Jay Peters | Source: The Verge
