An evacuation alert for a wildfire was accidentally sent out for the entire city of Los Angeles.
The authorities issued a follow-up alert shortly after.
After two days battling wildfires that have consumed thousands of acres, residents of Los Angeles County received an evacuation alert on Thursday afternoon due to fires that turned out to be a mistake. Shortly afterward, authorities sent a clarifying notice indicating that the notification was solely for those close to the Kenneth Fire in Woodland Hills.
Los Angeles County communicated what happened through a digital platform: “An evacuation order was mistakenly issued for residents near the Kenneth Fire currently burning in West Hills. This alert was intended only for the inhabitants of Calabasas and Agoura Hills.” As cited by CBS News, a local official mentioned that the alert, which included a broken link, was sent “due to a technical error.”
In the Los Angeles area, several wildfires are ongoing, and authorities have confirmed at least six fatalities. The population of Los Angeles County is nearly 10 million people, making it the most populous county in the country, according to data from the county's website.