Another emergency evacuation alert sent erroneously by LA County
Around 4:15 p.m., another alert was sent out by the the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management asking residents to disregard the previous alert, as it was only intended for the Kenneth fire, which erupted near West Hills bordering Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier in the afternoon.
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.
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An evacuation warning alert for the Kenneth Fire was mistakenly sent to residents across all parts of Los Angeles County due to an error by the county’s office of emergency management, officials confirmed to SFGATE.
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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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While the message was intended for residents of Woodland Hills, officials say the registration location of the phones might have caused a wider distribution.
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